Prioritizing patients for elective surgery: a systematic review
- 7 August 2003
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wiley in Anz Journal of Surgery
- Vol. 73 (8) , 633-642
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1445-2197.2003.02605.x
Abstract
Background: Priority scoring tools are mooted as means for dealing with burgeoning elective surgical waiting lists. There is ongoing development work in New Zealand, Canada and the UK. This emerging...Keywords
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