Views of glaucoma patients on provision of follow-up care; An assessment of patient preferences by conjoint analysis

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 92, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1601-1605

  Bhargava, J S ^a   Bhan Bhargava, A ^a   Foss, A J E ^a   King, A J ^a,b  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLAUCOMA; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INDEPENDENT VARIABLE; INTERNAL VALIDITY; INTERVIEW; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; TRABECULECTOMY; TRAVEL; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 57149088695     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: 14682079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2008.140483     Document Type: Article

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