Weekday Affects Attendance Rate for Medical Appointments: Large-Scale Data Analysis and Implications

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 12, 2012, Pages

  Ellis, David A ^a   Jenkins, Rob ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENDANCE; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DID NOT ATTEND RATE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; OUTPATIENT CARE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SCHOOL CHILD; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REMINDER SYSTEMS; RISK; SCOTLAND; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84871336763     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0051365     Document Type: Article

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