Nonattendance of adult otolaryngology patients for scheduled appointments

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 121, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 258-261

  Cohen, A D ^a,b   Kaplan, D M ^b,c   Kraus, M ^b,c   Rubinshtein, E ^a   Vardy, D A ^a,b  

^a CLALIT HEALTH SERVICES   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^c BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Otolaryngology; Outpatients; Patient Compliance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICIAN; STUDENT T TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; ISRAEL; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; OTOLARYNGOLOGY; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; OUTPATIENTS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT DROPOUTS; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 34249728830     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: 17485460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022215106003653     Document Type: Article

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