Service quality measurement in a medical imaging department

International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 206-212

  Wong, Joseph C H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Health care; Measurement; Service quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 25444434210     PISSN: 09526862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09526860210437421     Document Type: Article

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