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Worth the wait: The impact of government funding on hospital emergency waiting times

In the absence of a price mechanism, emergency department waiting times act as a rationing device to equate demand for treatment with available supply. Sustained increases to demand stemming from population growth, aging populations, and rising comorbidities has caused waiting times internationally...

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Autores principales: McQuestin, Dana, Noguchi, Masayoshi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier B.V. 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7518852/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33012539
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2020.09.008