Care preferences in a Cretan community with integrated hospital/general practice services

International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 189-192

  Chatziarsenis, M ^a,b,c   Makri, E ^a,b   Sapouna Chatziarseni, W ^a,b   Fioretos, M ^a   Faresjo, T ^c   Trell, E ^c   Lionis, C ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^b Neapolis Hospital and Health Centre   (Greece)

^c LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Community relations; Greece; Health care; Prevention costs; Quality assurance

Indexed keywords

EID: 3242675675     PISSN: 09526862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/EUM0000000005638     Document Type: Article

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