Location of residence associated with the likelihood of patient visit to the preoperative assessment clinic

• Main Authors: Lemaire Jane B (Author), Pocobelli Gaia (Author), Beck Cynthia A (Author), Seidel Judy E (Author), Bugar Jennifer M (Author), Quan Hude (Author), Ghali William A (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2006-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Outpatient preoperative assessment clinics were developed to provide an efficient assessment of surgical patients prior to surgery, and have demonstrated benefits to patients and the health care system. However, the centralization of...