Patient satisfaction in emergency medicine

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 528-532

  Taylor, C ^a   Benger, Jonathan R ^a,b  

^a ROYAL UNITED HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ATTITUDE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY WARD; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL STAFF; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RACE; REVIEW; SKILL; STAFF TRAINING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TIME;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNICATION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 4544336422     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2002.003723     Document Type: Review

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