Determinants of patient satisfaction in an Australian emergency department fast-track setting

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 824-827

  Dinh, Michael M ^a   Enright, Nicholas ^b   Walker, Andrew ^a   Parameswaran, Ahilan ^c   Chu, Matthew ^d  

^a ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c ANZAC Research Institute   (Australia)

^d Canterbury Hospital   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONSULTATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SECONDARY ANALYSIS;

EMERGENCY CARE SYSTEMS, PRIMARY CARE;

ADULT; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW SOUTH WALES; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRIAGE; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 84884588643     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emermed-2012-201711     Document Type: Article

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