Redefining quality of care

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 122-124

  Mayer, Erik K ^a   Purkayastha, Sanjay ^a   Athanasiou, Thanos ^a   Darzi, Ara W ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR;

CANCER CENTER; CANCER STAGING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERSONALITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT SURVEY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34147105391     PISSN: 01410768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jrsm.100.3.122     Document Type: Short Survey

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