Decreasing the number of consultations for minor illnesses of Turkish and Dutch inhabitants of a deprived area in The Netherlands: An intervention study

Family Practice

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 51-57

  Plass, Anne Marie C ^a,b   Timmermans, Daniëlle R M ^a,b   van der Wal, Gerrit ^a,b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ethnic minorities; Intervention; Medical self care; Minor illnesses; Primary health care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NETHERLANDS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POPULATION RESEARCH; REGISTER; SELF REPORT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT EDUCATION; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SELF CARE; TURKEY;

EID: 14644386920     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmh703     Document Type: Article

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