Evaluation of outreach clinics held by specialists in general practice in England

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 149-156

  Bond, Matthew ^a   Bowling, Ann ^a   Abery, Alison ^a   McClay, Marie ^a   Dickinson, Edward ^b  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CARDIOLOGY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTICE; GYNECOLOGY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MANAGEMENT; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHEUMATOLOGY; SELF EVALUATION; SURGERY; UNITED KINGDOM;

AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; ENGLAND; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 0033963589     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.54.2.149     Document Type: Article

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