Why public trust in health care systems matters and deserves greater research attention

Journal of Health Services Research and Policy

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 62-64

  Gille, Felix ^a   Smith, Sarah ^a   Mays, Nicholas ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health care system; Public trust; Research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCIENTIST; SOCIETY; TRUST; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ETHICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STANDARDS;

ATTENTION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; TRUST;

EID: 84927702548     PISSN: 13558196     EISSN: 17581060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1355819614543161     Document Type: Article

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