Factors associated with patient absenteeism for scheduled endoscopy

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 15, Issue 23, 2009, Pages 2882-2886

  Wong, Victor K ^a   Zhang, Hong Bin ^a   Enns, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Absenteeism; Colonoscopy; Endoscopy; Esophagogastroduodenoscopy; Gastroenterologist

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; AGE; ARTICLE; CANADA; COLONOSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY; FEMALE; GENDER; GEOGRAPHY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX; SIGMOIDOSCOPY; TIME;

EID: 67651243872     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.15.2882     Document Type: Article

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