Using telephone reminders to increase attendance at psychiatric appointments: Findings of a pilot study in rural appalachia

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 872-875

  Shoffner, Jill ^a   Staudt, Marlys ^b   Marcus, Sue ^c   Kapp, Sharon ^a  

^a Ridgeview Psychiatric Hospital and Center Inc   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^c MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MENTAL HOSPITAL; PSYCHOTHERAPIST; REMINDER SYSTEM; RURAL AREA; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34250834415     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ps.2007.58.6.872     Document Type: Article

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