Obstructions for quality care experienced by patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)-A case study

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 36-41

  Gilje, Ann Marit ^a   Söderlund, Atle ^a   Malterud, Kirsti ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b Research Unit for General Practice   (Norway)

Author keywords

Case study; Chronic fatigue syndrome; Diagnosis; Doctor patient relation; Patient preferences; Qualitative research; Quality of health care; Therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FAMILY PRACTICE; FATIGUE SYNDROME, CHRONIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 50549100410     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2008.04.001     Document Type: Article

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