Factors associated with patient′s care during consultation in ministry of health facilities, Jeddah city, Saudi Arabia

Journal of Family and Community Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 46-52

  Balbaid, Omar M ^a   Al Dawood, Kasim M ^b  

^a Joint Program of Family and Community Medicine   (Saudi Arabia)

^b IMAM ABDULRAHMAN BIN FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Consultation; outpatient; patient care; satisfaction; Saudi Arabia.

Indexed keywords

EID: 85071619861     PISSN: 22308229     EISSN: 2229340X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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