Satisfaction with care among patients with diabetes in two public health care systems

Medical Care

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 538-546

  Piette, John D ^a,b  

^a VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR HEALTH CARE EVALUATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic disease; Diabetes mellitus; Health services accessibility; Patient satisfaction; Quality of health care; Socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; CALIFORNIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITALS, COUNTY; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS;

EID: 0033146230     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005650-199906000-00003     Document Type: Article

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