Health status and satisfaction with health care: A longitudinal study among patients served by the veterans health administration

American Journal of Medical Quality

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 166-173

  Ren, Xinhua S ^a,b   Kazis, Lewis ^a,b   Lee, Austin ^c   Rogers, William ^d   Pendergrass, Susan ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c Boston University   (United States)

^d TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Health status; Quality of care; Satisfaction with health care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS;

EID: 0035460221     PISSN: 10628606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/106286060101600504     Document Type: Article

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