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: 655

Full Length Research Paper

Patient satisfaction with outpatient health services in Hawassa University Teaching Hospital, Southern Ethiopia

Anteneh Asefa
  • Anteneh Asefa
  • School of Public and environmental Health, Hawassa University, Hawassa, Ethiopia.
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Andargachew Kassa
  • Andargachew Kassa
  • School of Nursing and Midwifery, Hawassa University, Hawassa, Ethiopia.
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Muluken Dessalegn
  • Muluken Dessalegn
  • Addis Ababa Science and Technology University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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  •  Accepted: 20 January 2014
  •  Published: 28 February 2014

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