Differential use of the CAHPS® 0-10 global rating scale by medicaid and commercial populations

Health Services and Outcomes Research Methodology

Volumn 5, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 193-205

  Damiano, Peter C ^a   Elliott, Marc ^b   Tyler, Margaret C ^c   Hays, Ron D ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

CAHPS; Healthplan quality; Medicaid

Indexed keywords

EID: 43949100379     PISSN: 13873741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10742-006-6828-x     Document Type: Article

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