Relationships between the eligibility process, trust in the U.S. health care system, and patient satisfaction with the Houston Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Military Medicine

Volumn 172, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 818-823

  Kato, Ken ^a   O'Malley, Kimberly J ^b  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b PEARSON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTION; TRUST; UNITED STATES; VETERAN; GOVERNMENT; PUBLIC HOSPITAL;

HOSPITALS, MILITARY; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS; VETERANS;

EID: 34547955745     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7205/MILMED.172.8.818     Document Type: Article

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