Approach to diagnosis by primary care clinicians and specialists: Is there a difference?

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 139-144

  Rosser, Walter W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

diagnosis; family physicians; Primary health care; specialties, medical; treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY CARE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CURRICULUM; DIAGNOSIS; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROBLEM SOLVING; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 0030020712     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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