Patient satisfaction in the ambulatory setting: Influence of data collection methods and sociodemographic factors

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 431-434

  Harpole, Linda H ^a,b   Orav, E John ^a,b   Hickey, Mairead ^a,b   Posther, Katherine E ^b   Brennan, Troyen A ^b,c  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

ambulatory care clinics; patient satisfaction; sociodemographics; survey methodology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 0029799770     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02600192     Document Type: Article

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