Patient choice in the NHS: How critical are facilities services in influencing patient choice?

Facilities

Volumn 24, Issue 9-10, 2006, Pages 354-364

  Miller, Lisa ^a   May, Daryl ^b  

^a MILTON KEYNES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Facilities; Hospitals; National Health Service; Patients; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745603009     PISSN: 02632772     EISSN: 02632772     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02632770610677637     Document Type: Article

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