Towards a theory of continuity of care

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 160-166

  Pereira Gray, Denis ^a   Evans, Philip ^a   Sweeney, Kieran ^a   Lings, Pamela ^a   Seamark, David ^a   Seamark, Clare ^a   Dixon, Michael ^a   Bradley, Nicholas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSULTATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REVIEW;

EID: 0037390159     PISSN: 01410768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jrsm.96.4.160     Document Type: Review

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