Is general practice effective? A systematic literature review

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 131-144

  Engstrom S ^a   Foldevi, M ^a   Borgquist, L ^a  

^a Ryds Vårdcentral ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

Health care costs; Primary health care; Quality of health care; Review literature

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; JOB PERFORMANCE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; METHODOLOGY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SCANDINAVIA;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FAMILY PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HUMANS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SWEDEN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034951893     PISSN: 02813432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/028134301750235394     Document Type: Article

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