Development of a Tunisian Measurement Scale for Patient Satisfaction: Study case in Tunisian Private Clinics

• M. Daoud-Marrakchi
• S. Fendri-Elouze
• Ch. Ill
• B. Bejar-Ghadhab

• Functional analysis
• Patient satisfaction
• Questionnaire
• Reliability
• Validity.

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