Patient satisfaction and quality of care at four diagnostic imaging procedures: Mammography, double-contrast barium enema, abdominal ultrasonography and vaginal ultrasonography

European Radiology

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1459-1463

  Loken K ^a   Steine, S ^a   Laerum E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Abdominal ultrasonography; Double contrast barium enema; Mammography; Patient satisfaction; Quality of care; Vaginal ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

BARIUM SULFATE; CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; ENEMA;

ABDOMEN; ARTICLE; COLON; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC DISEASE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MAMMOGRAPHY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RADIOGRAPHY;

ABDOMEN; BARIUM SULFATE; COLON; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; ENEMA; FEMALE; GENITAL DISEASES, FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MAMMOGRAPHY; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 0032616467     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003300050871     Document Type: Article

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