Adoption of open-access scheduling in an academic family practice

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 56, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 906-911

  Cameron, Stewart ^a   Sadler, Laura ^b   Lawson, Beverley ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CONSULTATION; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; OPEN ACCESS SCHEDULING; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; TIME; WORK SCHEDULE;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; CANADA; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FAMILY PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; TIME FACTORS; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 77957655131     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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