Level of satisfaction of older persons with their general practitioner and practice: Role of complexity of health problems

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2014, Pages

  Poot, Antonius J ^a   Den Elzen, Wendy P J ^a   Blom, Jeanet W ^a   Gussekloo, Jacobijn ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL PROBLEM; HEALTH; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; HEALTH; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84899442192     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0094326     Document Type: Article

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