Satisfaction with health care among primary health care centers attendees' in Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 227-230

  Makhdoom, Yahia M A Q ^a   Elzubier, Ahmed G ^b   Hanif, Muhammad ^b  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Saudi Arabia)

^b IMAM ABDULRAHMAN BIN FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Health services; Primary health care centers; Satisfaction; Saudi arabia

Indexed keywords

EID: 0005357181     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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