Transition of care: Experiences and preferences of patients across the primary/secondary interface a qualitative study

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 9, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Berendsen, Annette J ^a   De Jong, G Majella ^a   Meyboom De Jong, Betty ^a   Dekker, Janny H ^a   Schuling, Jan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; ADULT; AGED; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION SERVICE; INTERNET; MALE; MEDICINE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INFORMATION SERVICES; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 65149096002     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-62     Document Type: Article

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