Can patient satisfaction improve health among patients with angina pectoris?

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 233-240

  Guldvog, Bjørn ^a  

^a Found for Health Services Research   (Norway)

Author keywords

Angina; Patient satisfaction; Quality of life; Sense of coherence; SF 36

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

EID: 0032968395     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/11.3.233     Document Type: Article

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