Can clinicians benefit from patient satisfaction surveys? Evaluating the NSF for Older People, 2005-2006

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Volumn 101, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 598-604

  Iliffe, Steve ^a   Wilcock, Jane ^a   Manthorpe, Jill ^b   Moriarty, Jo ^b   Cornes, Michelle ^b   Clough, Roger ^c   Bright, Les ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Eskrigge Social Research   (United Kingdom)

^d NONE

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EID: 58049217580     PISSN: 01410768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jrsm.2008.080103     Document Type: Article

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