Factors associated to non-attendance to psychiatric first visit;Estudio de las variables asociadas a las ausencias en las primeras consultas psiquiátricas

Actas Espanolas de Psiquiatria

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 153-158

  Otero, J ^a   Luque, A ^a   Conde, M ^a   Jimenez C ^a   Serrano, C ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DEL ROCÍO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Failure; First regular appointments; Mental Health Centre; Referral; Sociodemographic characteristics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT REFERRAL; SEX RATIO; SPAIN; STATISTICS; TREATMENT REFUSAL; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; COHORT STUDIES; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OFFICE VISITS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SPAIN; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 0035347773     PISSN: 11399287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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