International comparisons of patients' views on quality of care

International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 62-73

  Larsson, Bodil Wilde ^a   Larsson, Gerry ^b   Chantereau, Marie Wickman ^c   Von Holstein, Karin Staël ^c  

^a KARLSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH NATIONAL DEFENCE COLLEGE   (Sweden)

^c NONE

Author keywords

National cultures; Patient care; Surveys

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EVALUATION; FRANCE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; NORWAY; PATIENT CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SWEDEN; THEORETICAL STUDY; UNITED KINGDOM; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY SURGERY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EUROPE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; STANDARD;

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; ENGLAND; EUROPE; FEMALE; FRANCE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SWEDEN;

EID: 18244369252     PISSN: 09526862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09526860510576974     Document Type: Article

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