Measuring patients' experiences and views of the emergency and urgent care system: Psychometric testing of the urgent care system questionnaire

BMJ Quality and Safety

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 134-140

  O'Cathain, Alicia ^a   Knowles, Emma ^a   Nicholl, Jon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; EMERGENCY CARE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; SCREENING TEST; TELEPHONE; URGENT CARE SYSTEM QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79953791545     PISSN: 20445415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs.2009.036574     Document Type: Article

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