Hospitalized patients' understanding of their plan of care

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 47-52

  O'Leary, Kevin J ^a   Kulkarni, Nita ^a   Landler, Matthew P ^a   Jeon, Jiyeon ^a   Hahn, Katherine J ^a   Englert, Katherine M ^a   Williams, Mark V ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPREHENSION; CONSULTATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL PHYSICIAN; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSE; PATIENT CARE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 73649087987     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4065/mcp.2009.0232     Document Type: Article

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