Impact of health literacy, accessibility and coordination of care on patient's satisfaction with primary care in Germany

BMC Family Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Altin, Sibel Vildan ^a   Stock, Stephanie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Health literacy; Patient reported outcomes; Primary care; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARDS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH LITERACY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84945198912     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12875-015-0372-0     Document Type: Article

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