A new measure of patient satisfaction with mammography. Validation by factor analytic technique

Family Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 67-74

  Loeken, Kirsti ^a   Steine, Siri ^a   Sandvik, Leiv ^b   Laerum, Even ^a   Finset, Arnstein ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b Medstat Research A/S   (Norway)

Author keywords

Mammography; Pain; Patient satisfaction; Quality control; Questionnaires

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SCREENING; EXPERIENCE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; NORWAY; PAIN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; VARIANCE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0030001765     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/13.1.67     Document Type: Article

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