Accessibility and quality of secondary care rheumatology services for people with inflammatory arthritis: A regional survey

Clinical Medicine, Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 579-584

  Sandhu, R S ^a,b   Treharne, G J ^c,d   Justice, E A ^b   Jordan, A C ^e   Saravana, S ^e   Obrenovic, K ^d   Erb, N ^d   Kitas, G D ^d,f   Rowe, I F ^e  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b HAYWOOD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^d DUDLEY GROUP OF HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^e WORCESTERSHIRE ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Inflammatory arthritis; Referral; Regional audit; Standards of care

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NURSE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RHEUMATOLOGY;

EID: 37149006765     PISSN: 14702118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.7-6-579     Document Type: Article

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