Patients' experiences of and satisfaction with care for their epilepsy

Epilepsia

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 841-849

  Buck, Deborah ^a,d   Jacoby, Ann ^a   Baker, Gus A ^b   Graham Jones, Susanna ^c   Chadwick, David W ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b WALTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d Centre for Health Services Research   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Health care; Patient satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EPILEPSY; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WELLBEING;

EID: 0029789020     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1157.1996.tb00036.x     Document Type: Article

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