An Improved Approach to Followup Care for the Urological Patient: Drop-in Group Medical Appointments

Journal of Urology

Volumn 176, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 1122-1126

  Fletcher, Sophie G ^a   Clark, Sean J ^a   Overstreet, Dana L ^a   Steers, William D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

appointments and schedules; geriatrics; patient satisfaction; prostate; urogenital system

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INCONTINENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROGENIC BLADDER; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; UROLOGICAL CARE;

ADULT; AGED; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; UROLOGY;

EID: 33746492387     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2006.04.045     Document Type: Article

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