Patient-centered care means better health care

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 171, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 474-475

  Kirwan, Theresa Claire ^a  

^a CANBERRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; KNOWLEDGE; LETTER; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

COMMUNICATION; HUMANS; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS;

EID: 79952588051     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: 15383679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2011.50     Document Type: Letter

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