Quasi-likelihood analysis of patient satisfaction with medical care

Health Services and Outcomes Research Methodology

Volumn 3, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 233-245

  Preisser, John S ^a  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

Generalized linear models; Heteroscedasticity; Link function; Proportional data

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MEDICAL CARE; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0142124805     PISSN: 13873741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025806129799     Document Type: Article

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