Quality assessment of family planning services in urban health centers of Shahid Beheshti Medical Science University, 2004

International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 430-442

  Simbar, Masoumeh ^a   Ahmadi, Mahboobeh ^a   Ahmadi, Golnoosh ^a   Majd, Hamid Reza Alavi ^a  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Birth control; Customer satisfaction; Individual perception; Iran; Quality assessment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSUMER; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; IRAN; MALE; STANDARD;

ADULT; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; IRAN; MALE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 33746863666     PISSN: 09526862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09526860610680076     Document Type: Article

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