The association between patients' perception of their overall quality of care and their perception of pain management in the prehospital setting

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 386-391

  Studnek, Jonathan R ^a   Fernandez, Antonio R ^b   Vandeventer, Steven ^a   Davis, Sheryl ^c   Garvey, Lee ^d  

^a Mecklenburg EMS Agency (A Joint Agency of Mecklenburg County   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^d CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency medical services; Pain management; Patient satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARDS; ARTICLE; STANDARD;

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84878848067     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: 15450066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10903127.2013.764948     Document Type: Article

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