Effect of self-triage on waiting times at a walk-in sexual health clinic

Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 227-231

  Hitchings, Samantha ^a   Barter, Janet ^a  

^a Enfield Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinic waiting times; Patient satisfaction; Self triage; Sexual heath clinic; Walk in clinic

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT SATISFACTION; REGISTRATION; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SELF EVALUATION; SEXUAL HEALTH;

COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; TIME FACTORS; TRIAGE; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 70350486195     PISSN: 14711893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1783/147118909789587439     Document Type: Article

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