Surgery
Volume 145, Issue 5 , Pages 536-541 , May 2009

Predictors of patient satisfaction in surgery

  • José Joaquín Mira, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche, Elche, Spain
    • Agencia Valenciana de Salud, Valencia, Spain
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: José Joaquín Mira, PhD, Universidad Miguel Hernández, Edificio Rectorado. Avd Universidad s/n 03202, Elche (Alicante), Spain.
    • ,
  • Olga Tomás, BSc

      Affiliations

    • Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche, Elche, Spain
    • ,
  • María Virtudes-Pérez, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche, Elche, Spain
    • ,
  • Cristina Nebot, MD

      Affiliations

    • Agencia Valenciana de Salud, Valencia, Spain
    • ,
  • Jesús Rodríguez-Marín, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche, Elche, Spain

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 Funded by the Agencia Valenciana de Salud (Health Department of the Valencian Regional Government) and by a research grant from the Generalitat Valenciana (Research and Technology Transfer Department) (reference: 05/030).

PII: S0039-6060(09)00076-2

doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2009.01.012

Surgery
Volume 145, Issue 5 , Pages 536-541 , May 2009

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