Patient satisfaction questionnaire and quality achievement in hospital care: The case of a Greek public university hospital

Health Services Management Research

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 191-196

  Matis, Georgios K ^a   Birbilis, Theodossios A ^a   Chrysou, Olga I ^a  

^a DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GREECE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SERVICE; NURSING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GREECE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 72449141171     PISSN: 09514848     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/hsmr.2009.009009     Document Type: Article

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