Patients' opinions on quality of care before and after implementation of a short stay programme following breast cancer surgery

Breast

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 404-409

  de Kok, M ^a   van der Weijden, T ^a   Kessels, A G H ^a   Dirksen, C D ^a   Sixma, H J M ^b   van de Velde, C J H ^c   Roukema, J A ^d   Finaly Marais, C ^e   van der Ent, F W C ^f   von Meyenfeldt, M F ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d Microvida Laboratory for Medical Microbiology and Immunology   (Netherlands)

^e LAURENTIUS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^f Zuyderland Medical Centre   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Health services needs and demand; Healthcare quality, access and evaluation; Patient preferences; Patient centered care; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; HORMONE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST PROSTHESIS; BREAST SURGERY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; EXERCISE; FAMILY LIFE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; PARTIAL MASTECTOMY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SURGICAL DRAINAGE;

EID: 77957158603     PISSN: 09609776     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.breast.2010.04.002     Document Type: Article

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