Quality of Care and Patient Satisfaction: A Review of Measuring Instruments

Medical Care Research and Review

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 1995, Pages 109-133

  Van Campen, Cretien ^a   Sixma, Herman ^a   Friele, Roland D ^a   Kerssens, Jan J ^a   Peters, Loe ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITALS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0029268247     PISSN: 10775587     EISSN: 15526801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107755879505200107     Document Type: Article

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