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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 preoperative assessment clinics may introduce geographical barriers to utilization that are dependent on where a patient lives with respect to the location of the preoperative assessment clinic.
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Department Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Health Sciences Centre, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 4N1, Canada. jseidel@ucalgary.ca
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