Patient satisfaction in an observation unit: The Consumer Assessment of Health Providers and Systems Hospital Survey

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 586-589

  Ng, C W L ^a,c   Lim, G H ^b   McMaster, F ^c   Molina, J ^c   Seow, E ^b   Heng, B H ^c  

^a Emergency Department ^*  (Singapore)

^b TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^c NATIONAL HEALTHCARE GROUP   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL PHYSICIAN; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; NURSE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WARD;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SINGAPORE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67749143951     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2008.063297     Document Type: Article

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