Measuring general practice-based primary care: Generic outcomes

Family Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 486-491

  Stott, Nigel ^a   Kinnersley, Paul ^a   Elwyn, Glyn Jones ^a   Buffett, Drs G ^a   Bums, R ^a   Butler, C ^a   Coyle, E ^a   Dare, D ^a   Donnelly, P ^a   Edwards, A ^a   Evans, J ^a   Greaves, R ^a   Hall, R ^a   Hawthorne, K ^a   Herbert, H ^a   Houston, H ^a   Jacobson, L ^a   John, C ^a   Jones, C ^a   Lervy, B ^a   Lloyd, D ^a   Morgan, G ^a   Myres, M ^a   Payne, S ^a   Plumb, J ^a   Price, C ^a   Ramsay, R ^a   Rees, J ^a   Roberts, W ^a   Rollnick, S ^a   Saul, P ^a   Small, S ^a   Smith, R ^a   Srivasrava, A ^a   Stuart, T ^a   Tapper Jones, L ^a   Upton, N ^a   White, P ^a   more..

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

General practice; Outcomes; Performance indicators; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITY CONTROL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031444478     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/14.6.486     Document Type: Article

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