Telephone call reminders did not increase screening uptake more than SMS reminders: a recruitment study within a trial
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Telephone call reminders and attendance in an adolescent clinic.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
سال: 2019
ISSN: 0895-4356
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2019.04.009