Quality and safety issues highlighted by patients in the handling of laboratory test results by general practices-a qualitative study

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Cunningham, David Edward ^a   McNab, Duncan ^a   Bowie, Paul ^a  

^a Postgraduate GP Education   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84902297107     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-14-206     Document Type: Article

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