Comparison of patient satisfaction with services of vision centers in rural areas of Andhra Pradesh, India

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 407-413

  Kovai, Vilas ^a,b   Rao, Gullapalli ^a,b   Holden, Brien ^b,c,d   Sannapaneni, Krishnaiah ^a,b   Bhattacharya, Shubhra ^a   Khanna, Rohit ^a  

^a L V PRASAD EYE INSTITUTE   (India)

^b VISION COOPERATIVE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

^c International Centre for Eyecare Education   (Australia)

^d BRIEN HOLDEN VISION INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Large village (s); patient satisfaction; small village (s) and refractive services; vision center

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COOPERATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INDIA; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL HEALTH CARE; RURAL POPULATION; SPECTACLES; TIME; VISUAL DISORDER;

ADULT; EYEGLASSES; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HELPING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INDIA; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; RURAL POPULATION; TIME FACTORS; VISION, LOW;

EID: 77955873759     PISSN: 03014738     EISSN: 19983689     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0301-4738.67056     Document Type: Article

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