Perceptions of health care quality in Central America

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 67-71

  Leon, Moises ^a  

^a Inst Centroamericano para la Salud   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

Central America; Focus groups; Quality perceptions

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CENTRAL AMERICA; CONTROLLED STUDY; COSTA RICA; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HONDURAS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL SERVICE; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; OCCUPATION; PANAMA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SECURITY; SOCIOECONOMICS; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CENTRAL AMERICA; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MALE; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 0037294794     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/15.1.67     Document Type: Article

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