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The effect of a waiting list on attendance at initial appointments in a child and family clinic
Author(s) -
STERN G.,
BROWN R.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
child: care, health and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.832
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1365-2214
pISSN - 0305-1862
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2214.1994.tb00385.x
Subject(s) - attendance , referral , waiting list , family medicine , medicine , psychology , surgery , transplantation , economics , economic growth
Summary A significant relationship was found between failure to attend initial appointments and the length of time between referral and appointment dates following the introduction of a waiting list in a child and family clinic. Families responding negatively to the questionnaire were found to be less likely to attend than those who responded neutrally or did not respond at all.