Satisfaction with access to health services: The perspective of Estonian patients with rheumatoid arthritis

The Scientific World Journal

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Põlluste, Kaja ^a   Kallikorm, Riina ^a,b   Meiesaar, Kersti ^a   Lember, Margus ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b TARTU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Estonia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ESTONIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN INTENSITY; PAIN PARAMETERS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RHEUMATOLOGY; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT;

EID: 84871939142     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1537744X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1100/2012/257569     Document Type: Article

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