Effects of patient satisfaction with care on health-related quality of life: A prospective study

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 712-718

  Renzi, C ^a   Tabolli, S ^a   Picardi, A ^a   Abeni, D ^a   Puddu, P ^a   Braga, M ^a  

^a LABORATORIO DI PATOLOGIA VASCOLARE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Patient satisfaction; Prospective study; Quality of life; Skin diseases

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF MEDICATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; HUMANS; ITALY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SKIN DISEASES;

EID: 28544437891     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2005.01301.x     Document Type: Article

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