Effectiveness of mobile-phone short message service (SMS) reminders for ophthalmology outpatient appointments: Observational study
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Effectiveness of mobile-phone short message service (SMS) reminders for ophthalmology outpatient appointments: Observational study
BACKGROUND Non-attendance for hospital outpatient appointments is a significant problem in many countries. It causes suboptimal use of clinical and administrative staff and financial losses, as well as longer waiting times. The use of Short Message Service (SMS) appointment reminders potentially offers a cost-effective and time-efficient strategy to decrease non-attendance and so improve the ef...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Ophthalmology
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1471-2415
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2415-8-9