The maldistribution of general practitioners in England and Wales: 1974-2003

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 54, Issue 509, 2004, Pages 894-898

  Hann, Mark ^a   Gravelle, Hugh ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

General practitioner; Health services needs and demands; Maldistribution; Need adjustment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

DEMOGRAPHY; ENGLAND; HUMANS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE LOCATION; WALES;

EID: 16644366164     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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