Service quality in public and private hospitals in urban Bangladesh: A comparative study

Health Policy

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 25-37

  Andaleeb, Syed Saad ^a  

^a BEHREND COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Comparative; Hospitals; Service quality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL CARE; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; QUALITY CONTROL; URBAN AREA;

BANGLADESH; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITALS, PRIVATE; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAMPLING STUDIES; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 0033870684     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8510(00)00077-4     Document Type: Article

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