Patients' experiences and views of an emergency and urgent care system

Health Expectations

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 78-86

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Emergency and urgent care; Health care quality assessment; Health care systems; Patient satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; UNITED KINGDOM; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; STATE MEDICINE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857409218     PISSN: 13696513     EISSN: 13697625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1369-7625.2010.00659.x     Document Type: Article

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