Family practice in Saudi Arabia: Chronic morbidity and quality of care

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 383-387

  Al Shammari, Sulaiman A ^a,c   Nass, Mohammad ^b   Al Maatouq, Mohamed A ^a   Al Quaiz, Joharah M ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING FAHAD NATIONAL GUARD HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

^c KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Family practice; Mordidity; Quality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; OBESITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SAUDI ARABIA; STANDARD;

ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; OBESITY; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 0030203657     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/8.4.383     Document Type: Article

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