The no-show rate in a high-risk obstetric clinic

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 891-895

  Campbell, Jennifer D ^a   Chez, Ronald A ^a,c   Queen, Tina ^b   Barcelo, Annette ^b   Patron, Ellen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b TAMPA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, HIGH-RISK; PRENATAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0034304761     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/152460900750020928     Document Type: Article

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