Hospital quality information for patients in Taiwan: Can they understand it?

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 155-160

  Cheng, Shou Hsia ^a   Ho, Yi Chen ^b   Chung, Kuo Piao ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Hospital; Patient judgment; Quality indicators; Quality information; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SURGERY; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TAIWAN; VOLUNTEER; WARD;

EID: 0036208126     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.intqhc.a002602     Document Type: Article

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