Evaluation of primary health care reform in Estonia from patients' perspective: Acceptability and satisfaction

Croatian Medical Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 582-587

  Polluste, Kaja ^a   Kalda, Ruth ^a   Lember, Margus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Family practice; Patient acceptance of health care; Patient satisfaction; Primary health care

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; EDUCATION; ESTONIA; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INCOME; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ESTONIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENTS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 9644284579     PISSN: 03539504     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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