Canadian doctors suggest acceptable waiting times for care
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Canadian consensus on medically acceptable wait times for digestive health care.
BACKGROUND Delays in access to health care in Canada have been reported, but standardized systems to manage and monitor wait lists and wait times, and benchmarks for appropriate wait times, are lacking. The objective of the present consensus was to develop evidence- and expertise-based recommendations for medically appropriate maximal wait times for consultation and procedures by a digestive di...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0959-8138,1756-1833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.330.7496.866-b