Consumer evaluation of hospital foodservice quality: An empirical investigation

International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 181-194

  Wright, Olivia R L ^a   Connelly, Luke B ^a   Capra, Sandra ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Customer satisfaction; Food service; Hospitals; Service delivery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONSUMER; FEMALE; HOSPITAL FOOD SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; AGED; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; FEMALE; FOOD SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUEENSLAND; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33645461057     PISSN: 09526862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09526860610651708     Document Type: Article

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