Patients' recommendation of doctor as an indicator of patient satisfaction

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 247-250

  Kersnik, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Europe, Eastern; Family practice; Health policy; Patient satisfaction; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; JOB PERFORMANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SLOVENIA; SOCIOECONOMICS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SLOVENIA;

EID: 0043165048     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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