One-stop postmenopausal bleeding clinics reduce patient waiting times and theatre costs

Scottish Medical Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 152-154

  Sulaiman, S ^c   Wei Chong, K ^a   Gaudoin, Marco ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c NHS GREATER GLASGOW AND CLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computerisation; One stop PMB clinic; Theatre costs; Waiting times

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYSTEROSCOPY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OPERATING ROOM; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; POSTMENOPAUSE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 11344259986     PISSN: 00369330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003693300404900413     Document Type: Article

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