Patient social and economic circumstances: GP perceptions and their influence on management

Australian Family Physician

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 189-192

  Furler, John ^a   Stewart, Andrew ^a   Sims, Jane ^a   Naccarella, Lucio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; ECONOMICS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PILOT STUDY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEES AND CHARGES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PILOT PROJECTS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VICTORIA;

EID: 17244367209     PISSN: 03008495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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