Measuring patient satisfaction in oncology units: Interview-based psychometric validation of the 'comprehensive assessment of satisfaction with care' in Greece

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 45-52

  Kritsotakis, G ^a   Koutis, A D ^a   Kotsori, A ^b   Alexopoulos, C G ^c   Philalithis, A E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^b EVANGELISMOS HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^c Diagnostic and Therapeutic Center of Athens   (Greece)

Author keywords

CASC; Greece; Patient satisfaction; Psychometric validation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; GREECE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LANGUAGE; NEOPLASM; ONCOLOGY NURSING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOMETRY; STATISTICS; VALIDATION STUDY;

CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; GREECE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LANGUAGE; NEOPLASMS; ONCOLOGIC NURSING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 73149115288     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: 13652354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2354.2007.00910.x     Document Type: Article

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