Patients' experiences in different models of community health centers in southern China

Annals of Family Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 517-526

  Wang, Harry H X ^a   Wong, Samuel Y S ^a   Wong, Martin C S ^a   Wei, Xiao Lin ^a   Wang, Jia Ji ^b   Li, Donald K T ^c   Tang, Jin Ling ^a   Gao, Gemma Y ^a   Griffths, Sian M ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b GUANGZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Bauhinia Foundation Research Centre   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Community health center; Ownership and management model; Primary care assessment tool; Primary health care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; OWNERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT MODEL; PRIMARY CARE ASSESSMENT TOOL; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD;

COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER; OWNERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT MODEL; PRIMARY CARE ASSESSMENT TOOL; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHINA; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84887555306     PISSN: 15441709     EISSN: 15441717     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1370/afm.1545     Document Type: Article

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