Patients from across Europe have similar views on patient-centred care: An international multilingual qualitative study in infertility care

Human Reproduction

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1702-1711

  Dancet, E A F ^a,b   Dhooghe, T M ^a   Sermeus, W ^a   Van Empel, I ^b   Strohmer, H ^c   Wyns, C ^d   Santa Cruz, D ^e   Nardo, L G ^f   Kovatchki, D ^c   Vanlangenakker, L ^a   Garcia Velasco, J ^e   Mulugeta, B ^g   Nelen, W L D M ^b   Kremer, J A M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c Kinderwunsch Zentrum Goldenes Kreuz   (Austria)

^d CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

^e IVI Madrid   (Spain)

^f IVI Madrid ^*  (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health care quality; Infertility; International; Patient centred care; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRIA; BELGIUM; CONTENT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PRIVACY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REVIEW; SPAIN; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84861534700     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/des061     Document Type: Review

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