Development and validation of a patient satisfaction scale for musculoskeletal care

Arthritis Care and Research

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 96-100

  Solomon, Daniel H ^a,b   Bates, David W ^a   Horsky, Jan ^a   Burdick, Elisabeth ^a   Schaffer, Jonathan L ^a   Katz, Jeffrey N ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Musculoskeletal care; Patient satisfaction; Reliability; Rheumatology; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; KNEE DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SHOULDER PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032749936     PISSN: 21514658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1529-0131(199904)12:2<96::aid-art4>3.0.co;2-p     Document Type: Article

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