Validation of the Provincial Transfer Authorization Centre database: a comprehensive database containing records of all inter-facility patient transfers in the province of Ontario

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The Provincial Transfer Authorization Centre (PTAC) was established as a part of the emergency response in Ontario, Canada to the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) outbreak in 2003. Prior to 2003, data relating to inter-facili...

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Main Authors: MacDonald Russell D, Robinson Victoria A, Manuel Doug, Goel Vivek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-10-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/6/129