British Journal of Medical & Surgical Urology
Volume 3, Issue 1 , Pages 25-29 , January 2010

Establishing which factors patients value when selecting urology outpatient care

  • Jyoti Shah
  • ,
  • C. Louise Dickinson

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Department of Urology, The Royal Free Hospital, Pond Street, Hampstead, London NW3 2QG, United Kingdom. Tel.: +44 7748 297478.

Received 1 August 2009 ,Revised 4 October 2009 ,Accepted 13 October 2009.

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PII: S1875-9742(09)00181-5

doi: 10.1016/j.bjmsu.2009.10.003

British Journal of Medical & Surgical Urology
Volume 3, Issue 1 , Pages 25-29 , January 2010