Demand for and supply of out of hours care from general practitioners in England and Scotland: Observational study based on routinely collected data

BMJ

Volumn 320, Issue 7235, 2000, Pages 618-621

  Salisbury, Chris ^a   Trivella, Marialena ^b   Bruster, Stephen ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL CANCER RESEARCH FUND   (United Kingdom)

^c PICKER INSTITUTE EUROPE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CONSULTATION; DATA ANALYSIS; ERRATUM; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; NEWBORN; POVERTY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; TELEPHONE; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FAMILY PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOUSE CALLS; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; PATIENT ADMISSION; SCOTLAND; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0034603611     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.320.7235.618     Document Type: Article

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