Assessment of patient satisfaction in public hospitals in Cyprus: A descriptive study

Health Science Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 28-40

  Merkouris, Anastasios ^a   Andreadou, Angeliki ^a   Athini, Evdokia ^a   Hatzimbalasi, Maria ^a   Rovithis, Michalis ^b   Papastavrou, Evridiki ^a  

^a CYPRUS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Cyprus)

^b Department of Nursing   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

Assessment; Hospital; Nursing care; Patient satisfaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875206108     PISSN: 11087366     EISSN: 1791809X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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