Short postal questionnaire and selective clinical examination combined with repeat mailing and telephone reminders as a method of follow-up in hernia surgery

Hernia

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 397-402

  Lopez Cano M ^a   Vilallonga, R ^a   Sanchez J L ^a   Hermosilla, E ^a   Armengol, M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

Author keywords

Inguinal hernia repair; Postal questionnaire; Quality assessment; Repeat mailing; Telephone reminders

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTAL MAIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECURRENCE RISK; RECURRENT DISEASE; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TELECONSULTATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTAL SERVICE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REMINDER SYSTEMS; TELEPHONE;

EID: 34848855355     PISSN: 12654906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10029-007-0239-y     Document Type: Article

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