Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 38, Issue 5 , Pages 519-526 , May 2006

Acceptability as a key determinant of client satisfaction: lessons from an evaluation of adolescent friendly health services in Mongolia

  • Tugsdelger Sovd, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Ministry of Health, Mongolia
    • ,
  • Kristin Mmari, Dr.PH.

      Affiliations

    • Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
    • ,
  • Varja Lipovsek, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Child and Adolescent Health and Development, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Dr. Varja Lipovsek, Department of Child and Adolescent Health and Development, World Health Organization, 20 Avenue Appia, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
    • ,
  • Semira Manaseki-Holland, M.R.C.P.

      Affiliations

    • Ministry of Health, Mongolia
    • Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
    • Department of Child and Adolescent Health and Development, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland

Received 23 November 2004 ,Accepted 1 March 2005.

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PII: S1054-139X(05)00174-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2005.03.005

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 38, Issue 5 , Pages 519-526 , May 2006

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