Healthcare complaints handling systems: A comparison between Britain, Australia and Taiwan

Health Services Management Research

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 91-95

  Hsieh, Sophie Yahui ^a  

^a MING CHUAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; HEALTH CARE COMPLAINTS HANDLING REFORM; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAIWAN; UNITED KINGDOM;

AUSTRALIA; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HUMANS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; STATE MEDICINE; TAIWAN;

EID: 79955120172     PISSN: 09514848     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/hsmr.2011.011003     Document Type: Article

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