Patient dissatisfaction in China: What matters

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 143, Issue , 2015, Pages 145-153

  Pan, Jay ^a   Liu, Dan ^b,c   Ali, Shehzad ^d  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SICHUAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

China; Determinant; Inpatient; Outpatient; Patient satisfaction

Indexed keywords

HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH WORKER; LEAST SQUARES METHOD; POLICY ANALYSIS; POLICY REFORM; SERVICE PROVISION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHIN; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HIGH INCOME GROUP; HUMAN; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT DISSATISFACTION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SOCIAL STATUS; CHINA; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; INSURANCE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; THEORETICAL MODEL;

CHINA;

ADULT; CHINA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HOSPITALS, PRIVATE; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84941069683     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2015.08.051     Document Type: Article

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