The patient's voice in neuro-surgery: Psycho-socio-economic benefits of a patient-designed versus standard service following treatment for a subarachnoid haemorrhage

Social Care and Neurodisability

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 80-96

  Pritchard, Colin ^a   Cox, Malcolm ^a   Foulkes, Lesley ^b   Lindsay, Kenneth ^c  

^a BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c SOUTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Medical treatment; Neurology; Patient care; Social economics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84888336365     PISSN: 20420919     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/20420911111142759     Document Type: Article

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