Copying letters to patients: The view of patients and health professionals

Journal of Health Services Research and Policy

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 133-140

  Harris, Claire ^a   Boaden, Ruth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; REVIEW;

CORRESPONDENCE; ENGLAND; HEALTH PERSONNEL; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 33746401406     PISSN: 13558196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/135581906777641712     Document Type: Review

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