Failure to attend out-patient clinics: Is it in our DNA?

International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 406-412

  Roberts, Kinley ^a   Callanan, Ian ^a   Tubridy, Niall ^a  

^a ST VINCENT S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Did not attend; Neurology; Outpatient attendance; Outpatients

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REMINDER SYSTEM; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGED; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGY; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REMINDER SYSTEMS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 80053459570     PISSN: 09526862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09526861111139214     Document Type: Article

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