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Wait Time (surgical)
The time from when the decision for surgery has been made to the date of the surgery. |
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Wait Times for PCH Admission From Hospital
The 50th percentile of wait time (in weeks) experienced by those admitted to a PCH from a hospital; i.e., half of the population waited less than this amount of time, and half waited longer. Area of residence was assigned based on where people lived prior... |
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Wait Times for PCH Admission from the Community
The 50th percentile of wait time (in weeks) experienced by those admitted to a PCH from a community setting (i.e., not a hospital); i.e., half of this population waited less than this amount of time, and half waited longer. Area of residence was assigned ... |
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Waiting List
A list of patients who are waiting for surgery (the decision to operate has been jointly made with the surgeon). In Manitoba, each surgeon, clinic and hospital keep separate lists. Prior to January 1, 1999, physicians maintained two lists - one for pati... |
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Waiting Time
The time between the date of a patient's last pre-operative visit to the operating surgeon (when the decision for surgery has been made) and the date of the surgery. This definition is not appropriate for patients receiving surgery for chronic conditions... |
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Waiting Time-Mean
Average length of time people on waiting list had to wait for surgery; major drawback is its sensitivity to outliers. |
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Waiting Time-Median
The length of time half the people (the mid-point) had to wait for surgery. Unlike the mean, the median is not influenced by outliers, but does not allow adjustments for other factors in making comparisons. |
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Wald Chi-Squared Statistic
See Wald Test. |
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Wald Test
The Wald statistic represents the square of the ratio between the regression coefficient and its standard error. This statistic follows a chi-square distribution with one degree of freedom, which is equal to the standard normal distribution squared. |
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Wards of the Public Trustee / Public Trustee Wards
Wards of the Public Trustee are individuals of any age who cannot look after their own financial and other affairs who become the responsibility of the government's Public Trustee Office. This includes mentally incompetent adults or vulnerable adults who... |
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WCA
acronym for Winnipeg Community and Long Term Care Authority (WCA) |
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Weather Data
Climate / meteorological (temperature, relative humidity, rainfall, precipitation, and wind) data that is available on-line from Environment Canada. |
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Weighted Kappas / Weighted Kappa Statistic
This is a Kappa κ statistic that is weighted to account for ordered categorical data. |
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WHA
acronym for Winnipeg Hospital Authority (WHA) |
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WHO
acronym for World Health Organization (WHO) |
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Widow / Widower
The term
widow
refers to a woman who has lost her spouse by death and has not rema...
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Winnipeg Areas
Winnipeg can be divided into several different areas, depending on the needs of the study. |
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Winnipeg Average Health
Winnipeg Average Health is an aggregate geography area of Winnipeg Neighbourhood Clusters that have a premature mortality rate statistically similar to the premature mortality rate of a larger area measured over 10 years. This aggregate geographical area ... |
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Winnipeg Community and Long Term Care Authority (WCA)
Originally one of two Regional Health Authorities in Winnipeg, the WCA was responsible for delivering community health, home care, and long term care services in Winnipeg. This is now part of the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority. |
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Winnipeg Community Areas (CAs)
The 12 planning districts within the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA). The 12 CAs are: St. James-Assiniboia, Assiniboine South, Fort Garry, St. Vital, St. Boniface, Transcona, River East (includes East St. Paul), Seven Oaks (includes West St. Pau... |
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