Consumer experiences and provider perceptions of the quality of primary care: Implications for managed care

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 216-226

  Starfield, Barbara ^a,b   Cassady, Charlyn ^a   Nanda, Joy ^a   Forrest, Christopher B ^a   Berk, Ronald ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumer satisfaction; Health care quality assessment; Managed care programs; Primary health care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; MANAGED CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; VALIDATION PROCESS;

CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; DATA COLLECTION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RANDOM ALLOCATION;

EID: 0031936547     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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