Counter design influences the privacy of patients in health care

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1000-1005

  Mobach, Mark P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Architecture; Counter design; Organization of work; Patient counselling; Patient satisfaction; Pharmacy; Privacy; The Netherlands

Indexed keywords

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; DRUG; HEALTH CARE;

COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIVACY;

EID: 61649115398     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2008.12.002     Document Type: Article

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