Patient satisfaction between primary care providers and hospitals: A cross-sectional survey in Jilin province, China

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 346-354

  Li, Jinghua ^a   Wang, Pingping ^a   Kong, Xuan ^a   Liang, Hailun ^b   Zhang, Xiumin ^a   Shi, Leiyu ^b  

^a JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

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

Author keywords

China; Community health centers; Inpatient care; Outpatient care; Patient satisfaction; Primary healthcare; Secondary tertiary hospitals

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECONDARY CARE CENTER; SELF REPORT; TERTIARY CARE CENTER; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; COMMUNITY CARE; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL PATIENT; OUTPATIENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TIME FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHINA; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENTS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; WAITING LISTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84991333681     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: 14643677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzw038     Document Type: Article

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