## Abstract **Background** Missed appointments are a major problem in healthcare delivery, and are one element of patient compliance with treatment. **Aim** To determine whether there was a relationship between the beliefs, attitudes, expectations of treatment, and previous treatment experiences o
Factors in the estimated response of acne vulgaris to antibiotics
โ Scribed by Frigerio, G. ;Ferrari, V.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1970
- Weight
- 732 KB
- Volume
- 2
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0369-9498
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