Choice of physician, private payment and patient satisfaction. Is there any relationship?

International Journal of Healthcare Technology and Management

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 288-295

  Niakas, Dimitris ^a   Mylonakis, John ^b  

^a HELLENIC OPEN UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

^b NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Choice of physician; Health system privatisation; Patient satisfaction; Patient survey; Public Private health care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INCOME; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MONEY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTPATIENT CARE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELATIVE; TELEPHONE;

EID: 16844378548     PISSN: 13682156     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJHTM.2005.006536     Document Type: Article

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