Response formats and satisfaction surveys for elders

Gerontologist

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 358-367

  Castle, Nicholas G ^a   Engberg, John ^a  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Response formats; Satisfaction; Surveys

Indexed keywords

COVARIANCE; DEMOGRAPHY; ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; REVIEW; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 3042512321     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/44.3.358     Document Type: Review

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