'Do I don't I call the doctor': A qualitative study of parental perceptions of calling the GP out-of-hours

Health Expectations

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 234-242

  Houston, Anna M ^a,b   Pickering, Ann J ^a,b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

In depth interviews; Out of hours; Parental empowerment; Parental perceptions; Patient empowerment; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DECISION MAKING; GENERAL PRACTICE; INTERVIEW; PARENT COUNSELING; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PERCEPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033755976     PISSN: 13696513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1369-6513.2000.00109.x     Document Type: Article

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