Is time spent with the physician associated with parent dissatisfaction due to long waiting times?

Evaluation and the Health Professions

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 216-225

  Feddock, Christopher A ^a   Bailey, Paula D ^a   Griffith, Charles H ^a   Lineberry, Michelle J ^a   Wilson, John F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambulatory practice; Internship residency; Patient satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN; TIME; UNITED STATES;

AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; KENTUCKY; MALE; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIANS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; TIME FACTORS; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 77954696868     PISSN: 01632787     EISSN: 15523918     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0163278710361930     Document Type: Article

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