Why we don't come: Patient perceptions on no-shows

Annals of Family Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 541-545

  Lacy, Naomi L ^a,d   Paulman, Audrey ^a   Reuter, Matthew D ^b   Lovejoy, Bruce ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Univ Med Assoc Fam Pract Clinic   (United States)

^d NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Attendance; Family practice; Office visits, no shows; Patient compliance; Patient satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; FAMILY MEDICINE; FEAR; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PERCEPTION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SELF CARE; TAPE RECORDER; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENTS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 10444284930     PISSN: 15441709     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1370/afm.123     Document Type: Article

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