Journal of
Public Health and Epidemiology

  • Abbreviation: J. Public Health Epidemiol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2316
  • DOI: 10.5897/JPHE
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 651

Full Length Research Paper

Client satisfaction with quality of health care in a rural area in Southern India

Enakshi Ganguly*
  • Enakshi Ganguly*
  • Department of Community Medicine, Mediciti Institute of Medical Sciences, Ghanpur, Medchal Mandal, RR District, India
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Pawan Kumar Sharma
  • Pawan Kumar Sharma
  • Department of Community Medicine, Mediciti Institute of Medical Sciences, Ghanpur, Medchal Mandal, RR District, India
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  •  Received: 06 February 2014
  •  Accepted: 03 July 2014
  •  Published: 31 August 2014

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