Text-messaging to reduce missed appointment in a youth clinic: A randomised controlled trial

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 67, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 888-891

  Narring, Françoise ^a   Perron, Noëlle Junod ^a   Dao, Melissa Dominicé ^a   Righini, Nadia Camparini ^a   Humair, Jean Paul ^a   Broers, Barbara ^a   Gaspoz, Jean Michel ^a   Haller, Dagmar M ^a,b  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC PLANNING; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; MOBILE COMMUNICATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENTS CG; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RANDOMISED TRIALS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REMINDER SYSTEM; SWITZERLAND; TEXT MESSAGING; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENTS CG; GENERAL PRACTICE; RANDOMISED TRIALS;

ADOLESCENT; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; CHILD; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; REMINDER SYSTEMS; SWITZERLAND; TEXT MESSAGING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84885350430     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech-2013-202510     Document Type: Article

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