Indices of patient satisfaction in an African population

Public Health

Volumn 119, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 582-586

  Ofovwe, C E ^a   Ofili, A N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Explanation; Friendliness; Information; Nigeria; Patient satisfaction

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HEALTH WORKER;

ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NIGERIA; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; TEACHING HOSPITAL; WARD;

ADULT; AFRICA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INFORMATION SERVICES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENTS' ROOMS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 19744375511     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2004.10.012     Document Type: Article

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