Perceptions and satisfaction with emergency department care

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 679-683

  Rhee, Kenneth J ^a,b   Bird, Jeanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b University of Nebraska Medical Center Section of Emergency Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

perception; questionnaire; satisfaction; telephone

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY WARD; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY NURSING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0030292841     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-4679(96)00176-X     Document Type: Article

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