Health needs assessment in primary care: The evolution of a practical public health approach

Public Health

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 175-181

  Kilduff, A ^a   McKeown, K ^b   Crowther, A ^a  

^a Ribblesdale Total Purchasing Project

^b N West Lancashire Health Authority

Author keywords

Health needs assessment; Primary care; Primary Care Groups; Primary Care Trusts; Ribblesdale Total Purchasing Project

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EXPECTATION; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 0031746771     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ph.1900454     Document Type: Article

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