Stroke services in general practice - are they satisfactory?

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 47, Issue 425, 1997, Pages 787-793

  Bisset, Ann F ^a   Macduff, Colin ^a   Chesson, Rosemary ^b   Maitland, James ^c  

^a NHS GRAMPIAN   (United Kingdom)

^b ROBERT GORDON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

General practitioners; Hospital anxiety depression scale; Patient satisfaction; Questionnaires; Stroke

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; STROKE; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCOTLAND;

EID: 0030661626     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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