Determinants of patient satisfaction with outpatient health services at public and private hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

African Journal of Primary Health Care and Family Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Tateke, Tayue ^a   Woldie, Mirkuzie ^b   Ololo, Shimeles ^b  

^a ARBA MINCH UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b JIMMA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

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EID: 84866177372     PISSN: 20712928     EISSN: 20712936     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/phcfm.v4i1.384     Document Type: Article

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