Where does the waiting list begin? A short review of the dynamics and organization of modern waiting lists
Rotstein DL, Alter DA. Soc Sci Med. 2006; 62(12):3157-60. Epub 2005 Dec 22.
Publications
The evaluation of a formalized queue management system for coronary angiography waiting lists
Alter DA, Newman AM, Cohen EA, Sykora K, Tu JV. Can J Cardiol. 2005; 21(13):1203-9.
Factors influencing family physicians to enter rural practice: does rural or urban background make a difference?
Chan BT, Degani N, Crichton T, Pong RW, Rourke JT, Goertzen J, McCready B. Can Fam Physician. 2005; 51(9):1246-7.
Do case-generic measures of queue performance for bypass surgery accurately reflect the waiting-list experiences of those most urgent?
Burstein J, Lee DS, Alter DA. J Eval Clin Pract. 2006; 12(1):87-93.
Canadian rural family medicine training programs: growth and variation in recruitment
Krupa LK, Chan BT. Can Fam Physician. 2005; 51:852-3.
Both clinical epidemiology and population health perspectives can define the role of healthcare in reducing health disparities
Anderson GM, Bronskill SE, Mustard CA, Culyer A, Alter DA, Manuel DG. J Clin Epidemiol. 2005; 58(8):757-62.
A national strategy for waiting-times research?
Slaughter PM, Carlisle J, Williams J, Ferris LE. CMAJ. 2005; 172(10):1283-4.
Community factors, hospital characteristics and inter-regional outcome variations following acute myocardial infarction in Canada
Alter DA, Austin PC, Tu JV; Canadian Cardiovascular Outcomes Research Team. Can J Cardiol. 2005; 21(3):247-55.
Regional outcomes of heart failure in Canada
Lee DS, Johansen H, Gong Y, Hall RE, Tu JV, Cox JL; Canadian Cardiovascular Outcomes Research Team. Can J Cardiol. 2004; 20(6):599-607.
Cardiac procedures after an acute myocardial infarction across nine Canadian provinces
Pilote L, Merrett P, Karp I, Alter D, Austin PC, Cox J, Johansen H, Ghali W, Tu JV. Can J Cardiol. 2004; 20(5):491-500.