Relationship Between Patients and Medical Professionals: Expectations Towards Healthcare Services in Nigeria

Overview

Journal Ann Med Surg (Lond)

Publisher Wolters Kluwer

Specialty Medical Education

Date 2024 Jan 15

PMID 38222737

Authors

Abdullahi Tunde Aborode

Soyemi Toluwalashe

Christian Inya Oko

Tayo Nafisat Folorunso

Samuel Chinonso Ubechu

Rawa Badri

Edima Ottoho

Gabriel Nku Odok Jr

Ayyatullahi Bolanle Kamaldeen

Abdulhammed Opeyemi Babatunde

Esther Oluwadamilola Olorunshola

Babatunde Shuaib Anidu

Seto Charles Ogunleye

Mercy Mayowa Olorunshola

Affiliations

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