Health care quality from the perspective of health care providers and patients during and shortly after acute care restructuring in Newfoundland and Labrador

Journal of Health Services Research and Policy

Volumn 10, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2005, Pages 48-57

  Gregory, Deborah ^a,b   Way, Christine ^a   Barrett, Brendan ^a   Parfrey, Patrick ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b Health Care Corporation   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC OPINION; WORK ENVIRONMENT; ADULT; AGED; CANADA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL PLANNING; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HOSPITAL PLANNING; HOSPITAL RESTRUCTURING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEWFOUNDLAND; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGIONAL HEALTH PLANNING;

EID: 27544503542     PISSN: 13558196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/135581905774424456     Document Type: Article

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