The emerging importance of patient amenities in hospital care

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 363, Issue 23, 2010, Pages 2185-2187

  Goldman, Dana P ^a   Vaiana, Mary ^b   Romley, John A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL CARE; MEDICARE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 78649735961     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp1009501     Document Type: Short Survey

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