Guest editorial: Intermediate care and general practitioners: An uncertain relationship

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 81-84

  Wilson, A ^a   Parker, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDITORIAL; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; PATIENT REFERRAL; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM; WORKLOAD;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FAMILY PRACTICE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; WORKLOAD;

EID: 1842483223     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2524.2003.00406.x     Document Type: Editorial

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