Patients seeking care during acute illness. Why do they not see their regular physicians?

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 49, Issue NOV., 2003, Pages 1498-1503

  Mathews, Maria ^a   Barnsley, Jan ^b  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRONCHITIS; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EAR DISEASE; EYE INFECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; PNEUMONIA; PREDICTION; SKIN DISEASE; THORAX PAIN; TRAVEL; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OFFICE VISITS; ONTARIO; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0344013070     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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