Social capital, the miniaturization of community and assessment of patient satisfaction in primary healthcare: A population-based study

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 243-249

  Lindström, Martin ^a   Axén, Elin ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

miniaturization of community; patient satisfaction; social capital; social participation; trust

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ASPECT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SWEDEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SWEDEN;

EID: 12744254037     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14034910310019227     Document Type: Article

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