Surgeons' perceptions of their patients' priorities

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 591-597

  Pager, Chet K ^a,b   McCluskey, Peter J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STEREOTYPY; SURGEON;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CATARACT EXTRACTION; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HUMANS; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENTS; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC OPINION; PUBLIC SECTOR; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 1842581498     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0886-3350(03)00671-0     Document Type: Article

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