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Hospital service quality measurement models: patients from Asia, Europe, Australia and America

This study explores how service quality in hospitals is perceived and measured among different groups of patients from four major continents (i.e. Asia, Europe, Australia and North America) who came to receive medical services in Thailand. Using stratified random sampling, data were collected from 2...

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Published in:Total quality management & business excellence 2015-10, Vol.26 (9-10), p.1029-1041
Main Authors: Thawesaengskulthai, Natcha, Wongrukmit, Patcharin, Dahlgaard, Jens J.
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