Failed appointments in an academic orthodontic clinic

British Dental Journal

Volumn 184, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 612-613

  Richardson, A ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; DENTAL CLINIC; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; ORTHODONTICS; PATIENT TRANSPORT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REMINDER SYSTEM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME MANAGEMENT; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ADOLESCENT; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; DENTAL CLINICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ORTHODONTICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REMINDER SYSTEMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME MANAGEMENT; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS;

EID: 0032572140     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.4809709     Document Type: Article

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