Patient perception of the quality of Healthcare Services. A psychometric study on the Questionnaire of Quality Perception

Gazzetta Medica Italiana Archivio per le Scienze Mediche

Volumn 168, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 179-187

  Coluccia, A ^a   Cioffi, R ^b,c   Ferretti, F ^a   Lorini, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Patient satisfaction; Quality perception; Structural equation modeling

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE OF QUALITY PERCEPTION;

EID: 69549111412     PISSN: 03933660     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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