Obstacles on the path to a primary-care led National Health Service: Complexities of outpatient care

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 213-225

  Somerset, Maggie ^a   Faulkner, Alex ^a   Shaw, Alison ^a   Dunn, Liz ^a   Sharp, Deborah J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Outpatient care; Primary care led NHS; Primary secondary care interface; Qualitative study

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SOCIAL STATUS;

AMBULATORY CARE; FAMILY PRACTICE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 0032939609     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(98)00338-4     Document Type: Article

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