Standards and customer satisfaction in the healthcare industry

Journal of Clinical Engineering

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 219-228

  Ramachandran, Anupama ^a   Cram, Nicholas ^b,c  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Shipman Cram Medical Research LLC   (United States)

^c Texas State Technical College   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; EMPLOYEE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW; STANDARD; TOURISM;

EID: 33745929644     PISSN: 03638855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004669-200510000-00025     Document Type: Review

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