Assessing patient satisfaction with day surgery at a metropolitan public hospital

Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 35-41

  Williams, Allison ^a   Ching, Milly ^b   Loader, Janine ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c BOX HILL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Day Surgery; Nursing Care; Patient Satisfaction; Quality; Survey

Indexed keywords

EID: 13444260150     PISSN: 08130531     EISSN: 14474328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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