My medical care is better than yours: Social desirability and patient satisfaction ratings

Medical Care

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 1986, Pages 519-525

  Hays, Ron D ^a   Ware, John E ^a  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Patient satisfaction; Response bias; Social desirability; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSUMER; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY;

ADULT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0022738371     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: 15371948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005650-198606000-00006     Document Type: Article

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