A study of patient expectations in a Norfolk general practice

Health Expectations

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 273-284

  Kenten, Charlotte ^a   Bowling, Ann ^c   Lambert, Nigel ^b   Howe, Amanda ^d   Rowe, Gene ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

expectations; general practice; patients; qualitative; semi structured interviews; UK

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77955320889     PISSN: 13696513     EISSN: 13697625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1369-7625.2010.00603.x     Document Type: Article

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