Family practice and the quality of primary care: A study of Chinese patients in Guangdong Province

Family Practice

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 557-563

  Kuang, Li ^a   Liang, Yuan ^a   Mei, Jie ^a   Zhao, Jingge ^a   Wang, Yutan ^a   Liang, Hailun ^b   Shi, Leiyu ^b  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Access to care; Family practice; Primary care; Quality of care; Usual source of care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINESE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; PRIMARY CARE ASSESSMENT TOOL; CHINA; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; STANDARDS;

ADULT; CHINA; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84943754086     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: 14602229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmv064     Document Type: Article

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