The preferences for outpatient clinic appointment reminders among rheumatology patients

Journal of Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 258-259

  O'Connor, Mortimer B ^a   Bond, Ursula ^a   Saunders, Jean A ^b   Casey, Pamela ^a   Mohammad, Ausaf ^a   O'Dwyer, Marie ^a   Daly, Nicola ^c   Regan, Michael J ^a   Phelan, Mark J ^a  

^a SOUTH INFIRMARY VICTORIA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REMINDER SYSTEM; RHEUMATOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; REMINDER SYSTEMS; RHEUMATIC DISEASES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69549090311     PISSN: 10761608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RHU.0b013e3181b126c1     Document Type: Article

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