Practitioner provision of preventive care in general practice consultations: Association with patient educational and occupational status

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 137-146

  Wiggers, John H ^a   Sanson Fisher, Rob ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Direct observation; General practice; Preventive care; Social class; Socio economic status

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OCCUPATION; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 0031012450     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(96)00059-7     Document Type: Article

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