Methodological Problems in Comparing English-Speaking and Spanish-Speaking Patients' Satisfaction with Interpersonal Aspects of Care

Medical Care

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 230-236

  Hayes, Risa P ^a,b   Baker, David W ^c  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Kerr L White Inst Hlth Serv Res   (United States)

^c METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Interpersonal Aspects of care; Patient satisfaction; Spanish speaking patients

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LANGUAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CALIFORNIA; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; MEXICAN AMERICANS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0031992773     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005650-199802000-00011     Document Type: Article

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