Shared medical appointments for bariatric surgery follow-up: A patient satisfaction questionnaire

Obesity Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 641-645

  Seager, M J ^a   Egan, R J ^b   Meredith, H E ^b   Bates, S E ^b   Norton, S A ^b   Morgan, J D T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bariatric surgery; Follow up; Shared medical appointment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFIDENTIALITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FOLLOW UP; GASTRIC BANDING; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH CENTER; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SHARED MEDICAL APPOINTMENT; VALIDATION PROCESS; AFTERCARE; BARIATRIC SURGERY; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

AFTERCARE; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; BARIATRIC SURGERY; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84861794312     PISSN: 09608923     EISSN: 17080428     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11695-012-0603-6     Document Type: Article

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