Do general practice patients with and without appointment differ? Cross-sectional study
Abstract Background Even in practices with a comprehensive appointment system a minority of patients walks in without prior notice, sometimes causing problems for practice service quality. We aimed to explore differences between patients consulting primary care practices with and without appointment...
Main Authors: | Bernhard Riedl, Simon Kehrer, Christoph U. Werner, Antonius Schneider, Klaus Linde |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-06-01
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Series: | BMC Family Practice |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12875-018-0787-5 |
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