Factors influencing parent satisfaction in a children's emergency department: Prospective questionnaire-based study

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 417-419

  Pagnamenta, R ^a   Benger, Jonathan R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BRISTOL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT PLANNING; UNITED KINGDOM;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ENGLAND; HUMANS; INFANT; PARENTS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 47349097467     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2007.050005     Document Type: Article

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