Patient satisfaction with primary health care services in the United Arab Emirates

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 241-249

  Margolis, Stephen A ^a   Al Marzouqi, Sumayya ^b   Revel, Tony ^b   Reed, Richard L ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Developing country; Models of care; Patient satisfaction; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

EID: 0038312055     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzg036     Document Type: Article

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