Needs assessment at a practice level; using routine data in a meaningful way

Journal of Public Health (United Kingdom)

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 255-261

  Mackenzie, Ian F ^a   Nelder, Rob ^b   Radford, Gina ^b  

^a John Keay House   (United Kingdom)

^b South and West Devon Health Authority   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

general practice population; needs assessment; routine data

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH; CANCER REGISTRY; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MORTALITY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ASPECT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; BIRTH RATE; DATA COLLECTION; ENGLAND; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PATIENT ADMISSION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0030773582     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.pubmed.a024627     Document Type: Article

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