Fail-to-attend rates in a private ophthalmology clinic by age group

Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 221-223

  Mackey, David A ^a,b   Sanfilippo, Paul ^c   Godfrey, Andrew ^a,b   Zambotti, Elizabeth ^a,b  

^a LIONS EYE INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CONSULTATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPHTHALMOLOGY;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; HOSPITALS, PRIVATE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMOLOGY; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE;

EID: 84858448888     PISSN: 14426404     EISSN: 14429071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.2011.02647.x     Document Type: Letter

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