Is the quality of care in general medical practice improving? Results of a longitudinal observational study

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 53, Issue 489, 2003, Pages 298-304

  Campbell, Stephen ^a   Steiner, Andrea ^b   Robison, Judy ^c   Webb, Dale ^c   Raven, Ann ^d   Roland, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

General medical services; Primary health care; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ELDERLY CARE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RECORD; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; ENGLAND; FAMILY PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 0347117583     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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