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ArticlePaediatrics & child health2025

Showing up for no-shows: Why transportation equity matters.

Anne Hicks, Laleh Behjat, Merkebe Getachew Demissie

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Article in Paediatrics & child health, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Anne HicksDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6553-3826
Laleh BehjatDepartment of Electrical and Software Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Merkebe Getachew DemissieDepartment of Civil Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Paediatric care is intrinsically rewarding. Preventing and mitigating disease while supporting patients and families means a better life for everyone. However, every paediatrician faces the frustration of appointment nonattendance and, especially tough, the dilemma of serial no-attendance-do we discharge the patient or impact our overflowing waitlist? Inequitable transportation compounds sociodemographic barriers to healthcare access. This article explores how 'transportation deserts', impact patients and what paediatricians can do to improve equitable access while decreasing 'no-shows.'

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healthcarehealthcare qualityhealth equitypaediatrictransportation equity

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PMID41049702
PMCPMC12495511

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