Influences on health delivery system satisfaction: A partial test of the ecological model

Health Communication

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 285-294

  Moore, Scott D ^a   Wright, Kevin B ^b   Bernard, Daniel R ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CALIFORNIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69849088519     PISSN: 10410236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10410230902889225     Document Type: Article

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