Comparative surveys for patient satisfaction between hospitals in Athens

Archives of Hellenic Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 284-295

  Polysos, N ^a,c   Bartsokas, D ^a   Pierrakos, G ^c   Asimakopoulou, J ^b   Yfantopoulos, J ^b  

^a Attikon Teaching Hospital   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Health; Hospitals; Quality; Quality indices; Satisfaction; Systems

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; GREECE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL STAFF; NURSE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW;

EID: 19944380167     PISSN: 11053992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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