Patient satisfaction with nurse-led telephone consultation for the follow-up of patients with prostate cancer

Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 369-373

  Shaida, N ^a   Jones, C ^a   Ravindranath, N ^a   Das, T ^a   Wilmott, K ^a   Jones, A ^a   Malone, P R ^a  

^a ROYAL BERKSHIRE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSULTATION SATISFACTION QUESTIONNAIRE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSE PRACTITIONER; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; QUESTIONNAIRE; TELECONSULTATION; TIME;

COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TELEPHONE;

EID: 36949004779     PISSN: 13657852     EISSN: 14765608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.pcan.4500958     Document Type: Article

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