Question of 'patients' versus 'clients'

Journal of Quality in Clinical Practice

Volumn 21, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 14-15

  Ramdass, Michael J ^a,c   Naraynsingh, Vijay ^a   Maharaj, Dale ^b   Badloo, Keith ^a   Teelucksingh, Surujpaul ^a   Perry, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Trinidad and Tobago)

^b ALBANY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NONE   (Trinidad and Tobago)

Author keywords

Client; Customer; Health care worker patient relationship; Patient; Trinidad

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT CARE; TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HOSPITAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENTS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; TERMINOLOGY; TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO;

EID: 0034948732     PISSN: 13205455     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1762.2001.00396.x     Document Type: Article

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