Patient satisfaction with primary health care services in two districts in Lower and Upper Egypt

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 422-430

  Gadallah, M ^a   Zaki, B ^b   Rady, M ^a   Anwer, W ^a   Sallam, I ^b  

^a AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGYPT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; JOB PERFORMANCE; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSE ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIVACY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN RELATION; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TIME; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TRAVEL;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EGYPT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TRAVEL;

EID: 17144389917     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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