Patient expectations of emergency department care: Phase I - A focus group study

Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 12-16

  Watt, Denise ^a   Wertzler, William ^a   Brannan, Gordon ^a  

^a CALGARY HEALTH REGION   (Canada)

Author keywords

Communication; Emergency care; Patient expectations

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EXPECTATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PATIENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PUBLIC OPINION;

EID: 28044456969     PISSN: 14818035     EISSN: 14818035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1481803500012872     Document Type: Article

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