Why do patients call out-of-hours following a recent consultation with their GP? A qualitative study in one general practice

Family Practice

Volumn 15, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1998, Pages

  Hoult, Louise ^a,b  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

General practice; Night care; Out of hours; Qualitative

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MENTAL DISEASE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 0031896356     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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