Differences in patient perception of appropriate level of care

European Journal of General Practice

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 109-112

  Ahlbeck, Lars ^a   Faresjö, Tomas ^b   Åkerlind, Ingemar ^a  

^a Primary Health Care Research and Development Unit   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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EID: 0345115000     PISSN: 13814788     EISSN: 17511402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13814789609161540     Document Type: Article

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