Factors associated with failure to follow-up at a medical clinic after an ED visit

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 347-351

  Naderi, Sassan ^a   Barnett, Barbara ^b   Hoffman, Robert S ^a   Dalipi, Resul ^b   Houdek, Lauren ^c   Alagappan, Kumar ^b   Silverman, Robert ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LONG ISLAND JEWISH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NORTH SHORE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; TELEPHONE; TIME; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT;

ADULT; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84856555746     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: 15328171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2010.11.034     Document Type: Article

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