Connected care in a fragmented world: Lessons from rural health care

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 57, Issue 536, 2007, Pages 225-230

  Farmer, Jane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Continuity of patient care; Health care reform; Patient care; Patient satisfaction; Rural health services; Scotland

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; RURAL AREA; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL MARKETING; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; HUMANS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SCOTLAND;

EID: 33847748252     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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