Satisfying the patient in primary care: A postal survey following a recent consultation

Current Medical Research and Opinion

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 685-689

  Long, Sarah ^a   Jiwa, Moyez ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Communication; General practice services; Patient satisfaction; Telephone consultations

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSULTATION; COPING BEHAVIOR; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN; POSTAL MAIL; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SKILL; TELEPHONE; UNITED KINGDOM;

FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTAL SERVICE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 2542490101     PISSN: 03007995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1185/030079904125003322     Document Type: Article

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