The early days of primary care groups: General practitioners' perceptions

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 46-54

  Dowswell, George ^a   Harrison, Stephen ^a   Wright, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical priorities; Primary care; Professional autonomy; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 0036359856     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0966-0410.2001.00332.x     Document Type: Review

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