Psychiatry and Psychology

No-Show Patients

PATIENTS who do not turn up for scheduled healthcare appointments. Do not confuse with PATIENT DROPOUTS.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

PATIENTS who do not turn up for scheduled healthcare appointments. Do not confuse with PATIENT DROPOUTS.

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Synonyms

11 entry terms
  • Patient No-Show
  • Patient Non-Attendance
  • No Show Patients
  • No-Show Patient
  • No-Show, Patient
  • No-Shows, Patient
  • Non-Attendance, Patient
  • Patient No Show
  • Patient Non Attendance
  • Patient, No-Show
  • Patients, No-Show

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Aspects Covered

5 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings economics, ethics, psychology, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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History Note

2016

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Numbers

  1. F01.100w.150.750w.500.600.750
  2. F01.145.488.887w.500.600.750
  3. M01w.643w.550
  4. N04w.452.758.635.500
  5. N05.300w.150.800w.500.600.750

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. No-Show Patients. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000067455. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000067455
  2. No-Show Patients. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q69940974