Listening to families: First steps toward improved hospital care

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 159, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 187-188

  Britto, Maria T ^a   Kotagal, Uma R ^b   Boat, Thomas F ^b  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISEASE COURSE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDITORIAL; EXPERIENCE; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEARING; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INFECTION; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FAMILY; HUMANS; INFANT; PARENTS; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PEDIATRICS;

EID: 13244259347     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.159.2.187     Document Type: Editorial

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