Is patient-centredness in European hospitals related to existing quality improvement strategies? Analysis of a cross-sectional survey (marquls study)

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 18, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages

  Groene, O ^a   Lombarts, M J M H ^b   Klazinga, N ^b   Alonso, J ^c   Thompson, A ^c   Sunol R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PATIENT RIGHTS; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 61849131666     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: 14753901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2008.029397     Document Type: Article

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