Experiences with hospital care: Perspectives of black and hispanic patients

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1234-1240

  Hicks, LeRoi S ^a,b   Tovar, Dora A ^b   Orav, E John ^a   Johnson, Paula A ^a,b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Focus groups; Patient satisfaction; Race

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HISPANIC; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTERPRETER SERVICE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGRO; NURSE ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RACE DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL WORKER; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY;

EID: 49649112686     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-008-0619-8     Document Type: Article

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