An investigation into why patients do not attend for out-patient radiology appointments

Radiography

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 283-290

  Lyon, Rebecca ^a   Reeves, Pauline J ^b  

^a Wrightington Wigan and Leigh NHS Trust   (United Kingdom)

^b ARROWE PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Appointments; Do not attend; Health Belief Model; Non attenders; Out patients; Outpatient X ray appointments; Radiology; Semistructured research; Waiting times

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT;

EID: 33749533142     PISSN: 10788174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radi.2005.09.003     Document Type: Article

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