Continuity of rehabilitation services in post-acute care from the ambulatory outpatients' perspective: A qualitative study

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 58-64

  Medina Mirapeix, Francesc ^a   Oliveira Sousa, Silvana ^a   Sobral Ferreira, Marta ^a   Del Baño Aledo, María Elena ^b   Escolar Reina, Pilar ^a   Montilla Herrador, Joaquina ^a   Collins, Sean M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuity of care; Outpatient; Rehabilitation care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OUTPATIENTS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 79952118215     PISSN: 16501977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/16501977-0638     Document Type: Article

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