Quality of hospital care for neuromuscular disorders from the patients’ perspective

Neuromuscular Disorders

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 279-282

  Nijman, J L ^a   Groenen, A M R ^b   Horemans, A M C ^b   Delnoij, D M J ^c,d  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^b Dutch Neuromuscular Disease Organisation VSN   (Netherlands)

^c Centre for Consumer Experience in Health Care (CKZ)   (Netherlands)

^d TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; PATIENT SATISFACTION;

HUMANS; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 85027930909     PISSN: 09608966     EISSN: 18732364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2012.08.006     Document Type: Article

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