Flexible booking systems to improve genitourinary medicine access and increase patient choice

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 58-60

  Kellock, David J ^a   Bingwa, E ^a   Carlin, E M ^a  

^a KING S MILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Access; Genitourinary medicine; STIs

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UROGENITAL SYSTEM;

APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; FEMALE; FEMALE UROGENITAL DISEASES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MALE UROGENITAL DISEASES; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; TRIAGE;

EID: 33847219294     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/095646207779949853     Document Type: Article

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