Facing future challenges in general practice: a clinical method with computer support

Family Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 536-543

  Purves, Ian N ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Family practice; Medical informatics; Models; Philosophy; Physician patient relationships

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTER SYSTEM; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SELF CARE; TIME;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SELF CARE;

EID: 0030465896     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/13.6.536     Document Type: Article

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