Satisfaction with care among low-income female outpatients

Psychology, Health and Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 334-345

  Rubio, Ruby Navarro ^a   Pearson, Heidi C ^a   Clark, Aubrey A ^b   Breitkopf, Carmen Radecki ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^c University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Female; Health locus of control; Patient satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF ESTEEM; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POVERTY; QUESTIONNAIRES; TEXAS;

EID: 34249084051     PISSN: 13548506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13548500600864053     Document Type: Article

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