A standardised patient study of primary healthcare services.

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2013-04
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There is little evidence on the quality of care patients receive in clinics in resource-poor settings. This study reports on the quality of primary care services in the public and private sectors in India, using about 926 clinical interventions between 305 medical care providers and 22 unannounced standardised patients in rural and urban settings.
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James Tintu T, Ramanathan Mala. There is little evidence on the quality of care patients receive in clinics in resource-poor settings. This study reports on the quality of primary care services in the public and private sectors in India, using about 926 clinical interventions between 305 medical care providers and 22 unannounced standardised patients in rural and urban settings.. Indian Journal of Medical Ethics. 2013 Apr-Jun;10 (2): 128-129.