Time for a change? The process of lengthening booking intervals in general practice

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 48, Issue 436, 1998, Pages 1783-1786

  Williams, Mark ^a   Neal, Richard D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Appointment systems; Consultations; Practice management

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; EVALUATION AND FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PATIENT SATISFACTION; TIME MANAGEMENT;

APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRACTICE MANAGEMENT, MEDICAL; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 0031793095     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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