Measuring perceived service quality for public hospitals (PubHosQual) in the Indian context

International Journal of Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Marketing

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 60-83

  Aagja, Jayesh P ^a   Garg, Renuka ^b  

^a NIRMA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b VEER NARMAD SOUTH GUJARAT UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Customer services quality; Hospitals; India; Public health

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952220129     PISSN: 17506123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17506121011036033     Document Type: Article

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