Older patients’ health status and satisfaction with medical care in an HMO population

Medical Care

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1990, Pages 261-270

  Hall, Judith A ^a   Feldstein, Michael ^b   Fretwell, Marsha D ^c   Rowe, John W ^d   Epstein, Arnold M ^e  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FRONTIER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumer satisfaction; Health status; Older patients

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONSUMER; DEMOGRAPHY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; RHODE ISLAND; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0025396231     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: 15371948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005650-199003000-00006     Document Type: Article

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