Patients' views on quality of care: A comparison of men and women

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 133-139

  Wilde Larsson, B ^a   Larsson, G ^b   Starrin, B ^a  

^a KARLSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH NATIONAL DEFENCE COLLEGE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; SWEDEN;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MEN; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SWEDEN; WOMEN;

EID: 0033122493     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2834.1999.00121.x     Document Type: Article

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