Influence of surgical rate on patients' reported clinical need and outcomes in English NHS

Journal of Public Health (United Kingdom)

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 497-503

  Black, N ^a   Varagunam, M ^a   Hutchings, A ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health services; Management and policy; Secondary and tertiary services

Indexed keywords

EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITY OF LIFE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM; VARICOSE VEINS;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH STATUS; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; MALE; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY OF LIFE; STATE MEDICINE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; VARICOSE VEINS;

EID: 84942313367     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdt088     Document Type: Article

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