Patient's assessment of primary care of medical institutions in South Korea by structural type

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 493-499

  Sung, Nak Jin ^a   Suh, Sang Yeon ^a   Lee, Dong Wook ^b   Ahn, Hong Yup ^c   Choi, Yong Jun ^d   Lee, Jae Ho ^e  

^a Dongguk University   (South Korea)

^b Dongguk University Gyeongju Hospital   (South Korea)

^c Dongguk University   (South Korea)

^d Hallym University   (South Korea)

^e The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Ambulatory care facilities; Primary health care; Quality assurance

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SOUTH KOREA;

AGED; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REPUBLIC OF KOREA;

EID: 78649349309     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: 14643677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzq053     Document Type: Article

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