Causes of non-attendance at an open-access endoscopy outpatient clinic [2]

Endoscopy

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 427-

  Tzias, V ^a   Xirouchakis, Elmo ^a   Margetis, N ^a   Kamberoglou, D ^a  

^a 1st IKA Hospital   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; GREECE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK REDUCTION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT INDICATION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33646140797     PISSN: 0013726X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-925279     Document Type: Letter

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