Journal article
Impact of Age and Diagnosis on Waiting Times Between Important Healthcare Events Among Children 0 to 19 Years Cared for in Pediatric Units
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The objectives were to describe and compare waiting times to diagnosis and treatment of children and adolescents who accessed pediatric oncology centers in Canada for healthcare, and to assess the effects and relative contributions of age, sex, and diagnosis to waiting times.
METHODS: Waiting times were assessed for 2,365 children (0 to 14 y) and 375 adolescents (15 to 19 y) diagnosed with cancer between 1995 and 2000 inclusive and …
Authors
Klein-Geltink J; Pogany L; Mery LS; Barr RD; Greenberg ML
Journal
Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Vol. 28, No. 7, pp. 433–439
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
July 2006
DOI
10.1097/01.mph.0000212945.20480.26
ISSN
1077-4114