Patient satisfaction: A valid index of quality of care in a psychiatric service

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 101, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 330-333

  Shipley, K ^a   Hilborn, B ^b   Hansell, A ^c   Tyrer, J ^d   Tyrer, P ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRAL AND NORTH WEST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Audit of services; Psychiatric referrals; Quality of care; Satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; STANDARD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0034020433     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0447.2000.101004330.x     Document Type: Article

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