Patient satisfaction and research-related problems (part 2). Is triangulation the answer?

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 237-245

  Hyrkas K ^a   Paunonen, M ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; DATA COLLECTION; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; INTERVIEWS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0034232116     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2834.2000.00176.x     Document Type: Article

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