Comparing public and private hospital care service quality

International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 127-133

  Camilleri, David ^a   O'Callaghan, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALTA   (Malta)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; MALTA; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT STUDY; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; HOSPITALS, PRIVATE; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; MALTA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 0031610777     PISSN: 09526862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09526869810216052     Document Type: Article

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