Prolonged wait time is associated with increased mortality for Chilean waiting list patients with non-prioritized conditions

Prolonged wait time is associated with increased mortality for Chilean waiting list patients with non-prioritized conditions

Abstract Background Most data on mortality and prognostic factors of universal healthcare waiting lists come from North America, Australasia, and Europe, with little information from South America. We aimed to determine the relationship between medical center-specific waiting time and waiting list m...

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Main Authors: Diego A. Martinez, Haoxiang Zhang, Magdalena Bastias, Felipe Feijoo, Jeremiah Hinson, Rodrigo Martinez, Jocelyn Dunstan, Scott Levin, Diana Prieto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-02-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Waiting lists
Health equity
Mortality
Delivery of health care
Engineering
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-019-6526-6

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