GP frequent consulters: Their prevalence, natural history, and contribution to rising workload

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 48, Issue 437, 1998, Pages 1856-1857

  Gill, David ^a   Dawes, Martin ^b   Sharpe, Michael ^c   Mayou, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b RADCLIFFE INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL EDINBURGH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Follow up; Frequent consulters; General practice; Outcomes; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; WORKLOAD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; ENGLAND; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0031774587     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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