Published on in Vol 18, No 9 (2016): September

Do Health Care Providers Use Online Patient Ratings to Improve the Quality of Care? Results From an Online-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Do Health Care Providers Use Online Patient Ratings to Improve the Quality of Care? Results From an Online-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Do Health Care Providers Use Online Patient Ratings to Improve the Quality of Care? Results From an Online-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Authors of this article:

Martin Emmert1 Author Orcid Image ;   Nina Meszmer2 Author Orcid Image ;   Uwe Sander3 Author Orcid Image

Journals

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Books/Policy Documents

  1. Marisa Ferreira Gomes C, Paula Castro Amorim M, Jorge Ferreira Rodrigues M. e-Services. View