Enabling patients with respiratory symptoms to access chest X-rays on demand: The experience of the walk-in service in Corby, UK

Journal of Public Health (United Kingdom)

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 511-516

  Campbell, Jackie ^a   Pyer, Michelle ^a   Rogers, Stephen ^b   Walter, David ^c   Reddy, Raja ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b Children and Young People's Service   (United Kingdom)

^c Kettering General Hospital NHS Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer; Primary care; Public health

Indexed keywords

FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; LUNG TUMOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PILOT STUDY; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIOGRAPHY; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; UNITED KINGDOM; UTILIZATION;

AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84942323537     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdt104     Document Type: Article

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