Patient experiences and health system responsiveness in South Africa

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 9, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Peltzer, Karl ^a,b  

^a HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENTIALITY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN DIGNITY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT AUTONOMY; PATIENT CARE; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; SOUTH AFRICA; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; ADOLESCENT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN RELATION; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOUTH AFRICA; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67849099362     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-117     Document Type: Article

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