Satisfaction of patients: A right to health indicator?

Health Policy

Volumn 100, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 144-150

  Mpinga, Emmanuel Kabengele ^a,b   Chastonay, Philippe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^b Swiss School of Public Health Plus   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Health indicator; Human rights; Patient satisfaction; Right to health

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL FACTOR; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; REVIEW;

HUMANS; PATIENT RIGHTS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 79954943809     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2010.11.001     Document Type: Review

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