Twenty years of patient satisfaction research applied to the emergency department: A qualitative review

American Journal of Medical Quality

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 64-72

  Welch, Shari Jule ^a  

^a Institute for Healthcare Delivery Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency department; Pain management; Patient satisfaction; Timeliness of care

Indexed keywords

EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; PAIN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; PAIN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 73949129733     PISSN: 10628606     EISSN: 1555824X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1062860609352536     Document Type: Review

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