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Evaluation of outpatient service quality in Eastern Saudi Arabia

Patient’s expectations and perceptions

Khalid J. Al Fraihi, Dip FAMCO, Fellow FAMCO and Shahid A. Latif
Saudi Medical Journal April 2016, 37 (4) 420-428; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2016.4.14835

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