Using focus groups to assess primary care patients’ satisfaction

Evaluation and the Health Professions

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 58-71

  Schwarz, Miriam ^a   Landis, Suzanne E ^a   Rowe, John E ^a   Janes, Cynthia L ^a   Pullman, Naomi ^a  

^a Mountain Area Health Education Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW;

DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; NORTH CAROLINA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 0034090660     PISSN: 01632787     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/01632780022034480     Document Type: Review

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