Patient whiteboards to improve patient-centered care in the hospital

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 89, Issue 1056, 2013, Pages 604-609

  Tan, Marilyn ^a   Hooper Evans, Kambria ^a   Braddock III, Clarence H ^a   Shieh, Lisa ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL MEDICAL DEVICE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL STAFF; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT WHITEBOARD; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENT;

EID: 84884418382     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: 14690756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/postgradmedj-2012-131296     Document Type: Article

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