Task profiles of district doctors in Estonia and general practitioners in Finland

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 56-62

  Lember, Margus ^a   Kosunen, Elise ^b   Boerma, Wienke ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^c NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Estonia; Finland; General practice; International comparison; Task profiles

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; ESTONIA; FINLAND; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPONSIBILITY; TRAINING;

EID: 0031896256     PISSN: 02813432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/028134398750003421     Document Type: Article

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