Patient satisfaction with access in two interprofessional academic family medicine clinics

Family Practice

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 407-412

  Howard, Michelle ^a   Agarwal, Gina ^a   Hilts, Linda ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Access; Patient satisfaction; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; AFTER-HOURS CARE; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT SATISFACTION;

EID: 70349538661     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: 14602229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmp049     Document Type: Article

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