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Original Investigation

Factors associated with appointment ‘no-shows’ at two tertiary level outpatient oculoplastic clinics

Shruti Sinhaa Department of Ophthalmology, Lions Eye Institute, Albany Medical College, Slingerlands, New York, USAView further author information
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Nicole Nudelmana Department of Ophthalmology, Lions Eye Institute, Albany Medical College, Slingerlands, New York, USAView further author information
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Paul J. Feustalb Department of Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics, Albany Medical Center, Albany, New York, USAView further author information
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Mireille Caton-Darbya Department of Ophthalmology, Lions Eye Institute, Albany Medical College, Slingerlands, New York, USAView further author information
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Michael I. Rothschilda Department of Ophthalmology, Lions Eye Institute, Albany Medical College, Slingerlands, New York, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8995-3371View further author information
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Edward J. Wladisa Department of Ophthalmology, Lions Eye Institute, Albany Medical College, Slingerlands, New York, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 523-528 | Received 03 Sep 2022, Accepted 06 Nov 2022, Published online: 27 Nov 2022

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