The vulnerable healthcare consumer: An interpretive synthesis of the patient experience literature

International Journal of Consumer Studies

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 299-311

  Hare, Caroline ^a   Law, James ^b   Brennan, Carol ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN MARGARET UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consumer; Health care; Interpretive synthesis; Patient; Patient experience; Service user

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876360305     PISSN: 14706423     EISSN: 14706431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ijcs.12006     Document Type: Article

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