Health needs assessment: Assessment in primary care: Practical issues and possible approaches

British Medical Journal

Volumn 316, Issue 7143, 1998, Pages 1524-1528

  Wilkinson, John R ^a   Murray, Scott A ^a  

^a North Yorkshire Health Authority   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; DATA ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE POLICY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM;

DATA COLLECTION; FAMILY PRACTICE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 0032537284     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.316.7143.1524     Document Type: Article

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