NHS direct: Managing demand for primary care?

International Journal of Health Planning and Management

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 79-91

  Mark, Annabelle L ^a   Shepherd, Ifan D H ^a  

^a MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; MANAGEMENT;

COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; EMPLOYEE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; TELEPHONE; UNITED KINGDOM; WORKING TIME; WORKLOAD;

AFTER-HOURS CARE; AGED; CHILD; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; STATE MEDICINE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 1642269710     PISSN: 07496753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hpm.746     Document Type: Review

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