Using patient complaints as a discovery tool
Journal Title: The Journal of Health Design - Year 2017, Vol 2, Issue 4
Abstract
This editorial discusses the value of patients' complaints as a discovery tool in identifying planning defects and ongoing functional problems in clinics.
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Ross Drewe
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- EP ID EP364688
- DOI 10.21853/JHD.2017.41
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