Patient noncompliance with medical advice after the emergency department visit

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 49-55

  Thomas, E J ^a   Burstin, H R ^a   O'Neil, A C ^a   Orav, E J ^a   Brennan, T A ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 0030031105     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-0644(96)70296-2     Document Type: Article

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