Evaluation of Patient Satisfaction with Tuberculosis Services in Southern Nigeria

Health Services Insights

Volumn 8, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Onyeonoro, Ugochukwu U ^a   Chukwu, Joseph N ^b   Nwafor, Charles C ^b   Meka, Anthony O ^b   Omotowo, Babatunde I ^c   Madichie, Nelson O ^b   Ogbudebe, Chidubem ^b   Ikebudu, Joy N ^b   Oshi, Daniel C ^b   Ekeke, Ngozi ^b   Paul, Nsirimobu I ^d   Duru, Chukwuma B ^e  

^a FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTER   (Nigeria)

^b GERMAN LEPROSY AND TB RELIEF ASSOCIATION   (Nigeria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PORT HARCOURT   (Nigeria)

^e IMO STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

evaluation; Nigeria; patient satisfaction; tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992044668     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11786329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4137/HSI.S27177     Document Type: Article

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