Analysis of Waiting-Time Data in Health Services Research

Analysis of Waiting-Time Data in Health Services Research By Boris Sobolev, University of British Columbia, and Lisa Kuramoto, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute Access to care, patient flow, treatment outcomes—each of these indicators is crucial to determining quality of care in health sys...

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Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Sobolev, Boris (Συγγραφέας), Kuramoto, Lisa (Συγγραφέας)
Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
Γλώσσα:English
Έκδοση: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2008.
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Διαθέσιμο Online:Full Text via HEAL-Link
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505 0 |a Data, Questions and Methods -- Health services research on access to care -- Waiting-time data used in this book -- Waits and outcomes: What should be reported? -- Waiting-time Studies -- Overview of waiting times and other variables -- Variation and access probabilities -- Factors influencing waiting times -- Surgery after target access time -- Adverse events while waiting -- Intermediate events -- Survival benefit of coronary artery bypass grafting. 
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