Missed appointments at public hospitals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 388-392

  Mohamed, Badreldin A ^a   Al Doghaither, Abdallah H ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Breakers; Keepers; Missed appointments

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INCOME; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PHYSICIAN; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAUDI ARABIA; TELEPHONE; TIME; TRAVEL;

ADULT; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAUDI ARABIA; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 0036236745     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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