"Only a GP?": Is the solution to the general practice crisis intellectual?

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 179, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 26-29

  Del Mar, Chris B ^a   Freeman, George K ^b   Van Weel, Chris ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CAREER; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COMPETENCE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROMOTION; INTELLECT; JOB PERFORMANCE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL EXPERT; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PHYSICIAN INCOME; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; REVIEW; SELF ESTEEM; TEACHING;

EID: 0042815138     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2003.tb05412.x     Document Type: Review

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