Do patients in hospitals benefit from single rooms? A literature review

Health Policy

Volumn 84, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 153-161

  van de Glind, Irene ^a   de Roode, Stanny ^b   Goossensen, Anne ^a  

^a Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Healing environments; Hospital design and architecture; Patient housing; Patient room; Single patient room; Ward layout

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL; INFECTION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PATIENT SAFETY; REVIEW; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME;

HOSPITAL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; HUMANS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENTS' ROOMS;

EID: 35449003161     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2007.06.002     Document Type: Review

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