A patient-centred instrument for assessment of quality of breast cancer care: Results of a pilot questionnaire

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  De Kok, M ^a   Sixma, H J M ^b   Van Der Weijden, T ^a   Kessels, A G H ^a   Dirksen, C D ^a   Spijkers, K F J ^b   Van De Velde, C J H ^c   Roukema, J A ^d   Van Der Ent, F W C ^e   Finaly Marais, 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 TweeSteden Hospital   (Netherlands)

^e Zuyderland Medical Centre   (Netherlands)

^f LAURENTIUS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650316555     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: 14753901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2007.025890     Document Type: Article

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