Consumer perceptions of safety in hospitals

BMC Public Health

Volumn 6, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Evans, Sue M ^a   Berry, Jesia G ^b   Smith, Brian J ^a,c   Esterman, Adrian J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONSUMER; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PERCEPTION; REVIEW; SELF REPORT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLASSIFICATION; FAMILY SIZE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HOSPITAL; IATROGENIC DISEASE; MEDICAL ERROR; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PUBLIC OPINION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MEDICAL ERRORS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PUBLIC OPINION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

EID: 33645034388     PISSN: 14712458     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-6-41     Document Type: Review

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