ArticleIsrael journal of health policy research2014
Inequalities in waiting times by socioeconomic status.
Article in Israel journal of health policy research, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Patient prioritisation methods to shorten waiting times for elective surgery: A systematic review of how to improve access to surgery.PloS one · 2021Pooled it
- Analysis of prehospital delay in acute ischaemic stroke and its influencing factors: a multicentre prospective case registry study in China.Stroke and vascular neurology · 2025Article
- Waiting times in healthcare: equal treatment for equal need?International journal for equity in health · 2022Article
- Self-Reported Waiting Times for Outpatient Health Care Services in Hungary: Results of a Cross-Sectional Survey on a National Representative Sample.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Waiting time at health facilities and social class: Evidence from the Indian caste system.PloS one · 2018Article
- Inequalities in waiting times by socioeconomic status - a possible causal mechanism.Israel journal of health policy research · 2015Article
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Abstract
Waiting times for elective care are a major health policy issue in many developed countries. Recent empirical studies suggest that inequalities in waiting times by socioeconomic status are present within publicly-funded systems in several countries. In this short commentary I discuss alternative approaches regarding data, methods and interpretation of results. Further work in this research area is needed.
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