Service Quality Assessment Scale (SQAS): An instrument for evaluating service quality of health-fitness clubs

Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 79-111

  Lam, Eddie T C ^a   Zhang, James J ^b   Jensen, Barbara E ^c  

^a CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Confirmatory factor analysis; Exploratory factor analysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 18644379539     PISSN: 1091367X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327841mpee0902_2     Document Type: Article

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