title: A stitch in time: case for assessing the burden of delayed surgery.
authors.affiliation: University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: C D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Naylor
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Slaughter
mesh_terms: D002170:Canada; D017281:Cost of Illness; D006291:Health Policy; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013997:Time Factors; D006113:United Kingdom; D014850:Waiting Lists