But was the operation worth it? The limitations of quality of life and patient satisfaction research in health-care outcome assessment

Journal of Quality in Clinical Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 75-85

  Meredith Dphil, P ^a  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

health outcomes; patient satisfaction; quality of care; surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL VALUES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 0029900355     PISSN: 13205455     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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