Patients' and Carers' Satisfaction with Hospital-in-the-Home Care

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 243-251

  Montalto, Michael ^a,b  

^a Center Health Program Evalutation

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CAREGIVER; DECISION MAKING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INFUSION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVERS; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOME CARE SERVICES, HOSPITAL-BASED; HOME INFUSION THERAPY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH DESIGN; VICTORIA;

EID: 0030155840     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/8.3.243     Document Type: Article

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