What is in a name - patients' view of the involvement of 'care practitioners' in their operations

Surgeon

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 340-344

  Cheang, P P ^a   Weller, M ^a   Hollis, L J ^a  

^a WORCESTERSHIRE ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

practitioner; roles; SCP

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NOMENCLATURE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS; STATE MEDICINE; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 73149105288     PISSN: 1479666X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1479-666X(09)80107-8     Document Type: Article

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