The waiting room wait: From annoyance to opportunity;L'attente dans la salle d'attente: De nuisance à opportunité

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2013, Pages

  Sherwin, Heather N ^a   McKeown, Megan ^a   Evans, Michael F ^b   Bhattacharyya, Onil K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NOTE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; WAITING ROOM;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HUMANS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS' OFFICES; PHYSICIANS, PRIMARY CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; WAITING LISTS; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84877994534     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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