The 2012 Sage Wait Times Program: Survey of Access to Gastroenterology in Canada
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The 2012 SAGE wait times program: Survey of Access to GastroEnterology in Canada.
BACKGROUND Periodically surveying wait times for specialist health services in Canada captures current data and enables comparisons with previous surveys to identify changes over time. METHODS During one week in April 2012, Canadian gastroenterologists were asked to complete a questionnaire (online or by fax) recording demographics, reason for referral, and dates of referral and specialist vi...
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عنوان ژورنال: Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0835-7900
DOI: 10.1155/2013/143018