Commentary: General practitioners with special interests - Not a cheap option

British Medical Journal

Volumn 331, Issue 7530, 2005, Pages 1448-1449

  Roland, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSULTATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NOTE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; AMBULATORY CARE; ECONOMICS; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; METHODOLOGY; SKIN DISEASE; STANDARD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AMBULATORY CARE; FAMILY PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SKIN DISEASES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 29244457798     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.38676.769711.7C     Document Type: Note

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