Effect of NHS walk-in centre on local primary healthcare services: Before and after observational study

British Medical Journal

Volumn 326, Issue 7388, 2003, Pages 530-532

  Hsu, Ronald T ^a   Lambert, Paul C ^a   Dixon Woods, Mary ^a   Kurinczuk, Jennifer J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONSULTATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; INJURY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM; WORKING TIME; WORKLOAD;

AFTER-HOURS CARE; AMBULATORY CARE; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FAMILY PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 0037426041     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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