The effect of the family physician on improving follow-up after an abnormal PAP smear

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 277-282

  Palm, B T H M ^a   Kant, A C ^a   Visser, E A ^b   Vooijs, G P ^a   Van Den Bosch, W J H M ^a   Van Weel, C ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Call system; Cervical cancer; Computerization; Family physician; Family practice based call system; Follow up; Organization; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CANCER SCREENING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; GYNECOLOGIC DISEASE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CARCINOMA IN SITU; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; REMINDER SYSTEMS; UTERINE CERVICAL DYSPLASIA; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 0030883510     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/9.4.277     Document Type: Article

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