Family physicians managing tuberculosis: Qualitative study of overcoming barriers

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 43, Issue APR., 1997, Pages 649-655

  Jackson, Lois ^a   Yuan, Lilian ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICINE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; POVERTY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TREATMENT REFUSAL; TUBERCULOSIS;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FAMILY PRACTICE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; POVERTY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PREJUDICE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL; TREATMENT REFUSAL; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0031109824     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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