The importance of experienced adverse outcomes on patients' future choice of a hospital for surgery

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  Marang Van De Mheen, P J ^a   Dijs Elsinga, J ^a   Otten, W ^a   Versluijs, M ^b   Smeets, H J ^c   Van Der Made, W J ^a   Vree, R ^d   Kievit, J ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Federation of Patients and Consumer Organisations in the Netherlands (NPCF)   (Netherlands)

^c MEDICAL CENTER HAAGLANDEN   (Netherlands)

^d Diaconessenhuis Leiden ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECISION MAKING; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT PREFERENCE;

AGED; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT PREFERENCE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE;

EID: 78650380745     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: 14753901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2008.031690     Document Type: Article

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