Influence of perceived provider performance on satisfaction with oral health care among adolescents

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 447-455

  Okullo, Isaac ^a,b,c   Åstrom, Anne Nordrehaug ^a   Haugejorden, Ola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^c Armauer Hansen Building   (Norway)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Oral health care; Satisfaction; Uganda

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL CARE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RURAL HEALTH CARE; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DENTAL CARE; DENTIST-PATIENT RELATIONS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 16644396764     PISSN: 03015661     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.2004.00183.x     Document Type: Article

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