An analysis of survey data from eleven countries finds that 'satisfaction' with health system performance means many things

Health Affairs

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 734-742

  Papanicolas, Irene ^a   Cylus, Jonathan ^a   Smith, Peter C ^b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; PERCEPTION; SATISFACTION;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84877954265     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2012.1338     Document Type: Article

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11. To access the Appendix, click on the Appendix link in the box to the right of the article online.