Journal article
Who are the users of publicly reported cancer treatment wait times (WT)?
Abstract
6043
Background: Greater participation by patients in health care decision-making and public concerns about WT led Cancer Care Ontario (CCO) to post radiation WT by cancer type and treatment centre on its website http://www.cancercare.on.ca anticipating patients and referring physicians (MDs) would use WT information to access facilities with shorter waits. The availability of more radiation treatment facilities in Southern …
Authors
Evans WK; Green E; Whitton A; Fitch M; Holowaty E; Jadad A; Golden B; Soman D; Gutierrez E
Journal
Journal of Clinical Oncology, Vol. 24, No. 18_suppl, pp. 6043–6043
Publisher
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
Publication Date
June 20, 2006
DOI
10.1200/jco.2006.24.18_suppl.6043
ISSN
0732-183X