Patient reports of the quality of care in community health centers: The importance of having a regular provider

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 591-605

  Beal, Anne ^a   Hernandez, Susan ^b  

^a AETNA   (United States)

^b Program on Health Care Disparities ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Community health center; Patient experiences; Quality of care; Regular provider; Regular source of care

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MANPOWER; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIVATE PRACTICE; STANDARD; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; PRIVATE PRACTICE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952935254     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: 15486869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.0.0305     Document Type: Article

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