Needs assessment in primary care: General practitioners' perceptions and implications for the future

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 50, Issue 450, 2000, Pages 17-20

  Murie, Jill ^a   Hanlon, Phil ^a   McEwen, James ^a   Russell, Elizabeth ^a   Moir, Dorothy ^a   Gregan, Jackie ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Doctors' attitude; Needs assessment; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCOTLAND; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0033962022     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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