'Did not attends' in children 0-10: A scoping review

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 797-805

  Arai, L ^a   Stapley, S ^a   Roberts, H ^b  

^a TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

'Did not attend'; 0 10; Appointment; DNAs; Scoping; UK

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; ECONOMICS; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFANT; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NEWBORN; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PARENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REMINDER SYSTEM; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED KINGDOM;

APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PARENTS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; REMINDER SYSTEMS; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 84908703512     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cch.12111     Document Type: Review

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