Factors contributing to patient nonattendance at open-access endoscopy

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 51, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1942-1945

  Gurudu, Suryakanth R ^a   Fry, Lucía C ^a   Fleischer, David E ^a   Jones, Bradford H ^a   Trunkenbolz, Marlene R ^a   Leighton, Jonathan A ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Appointments and schedules; Endoscopy; Gastrointestinal; Nonattendance; Patient compliance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; ARIZONA; COLONOSCOPY; ENDOSCOPY, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; HUMANS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 33751520062     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10620-006-9215-0     Document Type: Article

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