Patient profile and reasons for the absence from scheduled medical appointments

• Main Authors: Simone Cristina Paixão Dias Baptista (Author), Carmen Maria Casquel Monti Juliani (Author), José Eduardo Corrente (Author), Armando dos Santos Trettene (Author), Silvana Andréa Molina Lima (Author), Wilza Carla Spiri (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Estadual de Maringá, 2023-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Organizing health services is a challenge for managers. Moreover, patients' absenteeism to appointments is a relevant issue. This study aims to evaluate the profile of absent users, the medical specialty, and reasons for absence from medical consultations in a reference clinic. This is a cross-...