Continuity of care preferably measured from the patients' perspective

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 63, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 998-999

  Uijen, Annemarie A ^a   Schers, Henk J ^a   Van Weel, Chris ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; PATIENT CARE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 77955606983     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2010.03.015     Document Type: Note

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