Understanding patient satisfaction with family doctor care

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 712-715

  Marcinowicz, Ludmila ^a   Chlabicz, Slawomir ^a   Grebowski, Ryszard ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF BIALYSTOK   (Poland)

Author keywords

evaluation; family doctor; patient satisfaction; Poland; primary care; qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EXPECTATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POLAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; POLAND; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954628871     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2009.01180.x     Document Type: Article

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