Managing demand at the interface between primary and secondary care

BMJ

Volumn 316, Issue 7149, 1998, Pages 1974-

  Coulter, Angela ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE POLICY; MEDICAL AUDIT; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

DATA COLLECTION; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY PRACTICE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 0032572155     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.316.7149.1974     Document Type: Article

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