Waiting list prioritization guidelines being followed in Australia?

Medical Decision Making

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 976-986

  Johar, Meliyanni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Access equity; Clinical priority; Elective surgery; Prioritization; Waiting lists

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW SOUTH WALES; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 84909584663     PISSN: 0272989X     EISSN: 1552681X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0272989X14532530     Document Type: Article

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