Referral to a psychiatric clinic: What do patients expect?

International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 188-192

  Blenkiron, Paul ^a  

^a ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DECISION MAKING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DECISION MAKING; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 0032239379     PISSN: 09526862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09526869810231550     Document Type: Article

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