Day surgery and community health services work load: A descriptive study

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 46, Issue 412, 1996, Pages 681-682

  Fletcher, John ^a   Dawes, Martin ^a   Mcwilliam, Jonathan ^b   Millar, Jean ^c   Griffiths, Sian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b Oxfordshire Dept of Public Health   (United Kingdom)

^c OXFORD UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community health services; Day surgery; Postoperative care; Questionnaires

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY SURGERY; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; WORKLOAD;

AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0029966218     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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