Identifying patient concerns: Improving the quality of patient visits to the oncology out-patient department - a pilot audit

European Journal of Oncology Nursing

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 91-98

  Dennison, Sian ^a   Shute, Tony ^b  

^a PLYMOUTH HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b MACMILLAN CANCER SUPPORT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer, patient satisfaction, communication, out patient care

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034196125     PISSN: 14623889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/ejon.1999.0040     Document Type: Article

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