Determinants of patient satisfaction in a large, municipal ED: The role of demographic variables, visit characteristics, and patient perceptions

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 394-400

  Boudreaux, Edwin D ^a,b   Ary, Roy ^a   Mandry, Cris V ^a   McCabe, Bhrett ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Emergency Medicine Residency Program   (United States)

Author keywords

Demographics; Patient perceptions; Patient satisfaction; Visit characteristics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0034235035     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ajem.2000.7316     Document Type: Article

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