Factors affecting satisfaction level with the food services in a military hospital

Journal of Medical Systems

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 381-387

  Sahin, Bayram ^a   Demir, Cesim ^b   Celik, Yusuf ^a   Teke, A Kadir ^b  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Hospital food satisfaction; Hospital food services; Patient satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL FOOD SERVICE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TASTE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; FOOD SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HOSPITALS, MILITARY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; TURKEY;

EID: 33748799985     PISSN: 01485598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10916-006-9022-3     Document Type: Article

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