Evaluation of specialists' outreach clinics in general practice in England: Process and acceptability to patients, specialists, and general practitioners

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 52-61

  Bowling, Ann ^a   Stramer, Katia ^a   Dickinson, Edward ^b   Windsor, Joy ^a   Bond, Matthew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE MIX; EAR NOSE THROAT SURGERY; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GYNECOLOGY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MANAGER; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OUTPATIENT CARE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHEUMATOLOGY; SKILL; TIME; TRAVEL; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0031045456     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.51.1.52     Document Type: Article

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