Consumers' satisfaction with primary health services in the city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 447-454

  Al Doghaither, Abdullah H ^a   Saeed, Abdalla A ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Jeddah; Primary health care; Satisfaction; Socio demographic characteristics

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAUDI ARABIA; SOCIOECONOMICS; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAUDI ARABIA; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 0034189161     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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