Patient choice in general practice: The implications of patient satisfaction surveys

Journal of Health Services Research and Policy

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 67-72

  Robertson, Ruth H ^a   Dixon, Anna ^a   Le Grand, Julian ^b  

^a KING S FUND   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TELEMEDICINE; TIME; TRUST; WAITING ROOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 43949129135     PISSN: 13558196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jhsrp.2007.007055     Document Type: Article

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