Service quality for Type 2 diabetes in Australia: The patient perspective

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 612-617

  Tabrizi, J S ^a   O'Rourke, P K ^b   Wilson, A J ^c,d   Coyne, E T ^c  

^a TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d Queensland Resources Council Level 13   (Australia)

Author keywords

Customers' perspective; Quality in health care; Service quality; Type 2 diabetes mellitus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PATIENT SAFETY; QUESTIONNAIRE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUEENSLAND; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 42549171412     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: 14645491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2008.02420.x     Document Type: Article

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