Analysis of factors affecting satisfaction in the emergency department: A survey of 1019 patients

Advances in Therapy

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 380-388

  Topacoglu, Hakan ^a   Karcioglu, Ozgur ^a   Ozucelik, Niyazi ^a   Ozsarac, Mural ^a   Degerli, Vermi ^a   Sarikaya, Sezgin ^a   Cimrin, Arif H ^a   Soysal, Suna ^a  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Delivery of healthcare; Emergency medicine; Patient satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COMPETENCE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; REVIEW;

EID: 14944380038     PISSN: 0741238X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02850102     Document Type: Review

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