Quality in psychiatric care: An instrument evaluating patients' expectations and experiences

International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 141-160

  Schröder, Agneta ^a,b   Larsson, Bodil Wilde ^c   Ahlström, Gerd ^a,d  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c KARLSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d JÖNKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Customer satisfaction; Expectation; Patient care; Psychiatry; Sweden

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHIATRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SWEDEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHIATRY; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SWEDEN;

EID: 33847400933     PISSN: 09526862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09526860710731834     Document Type: Article

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