Measuring access to primary care appointments: A review of methods

BMC Family Practice

Volumn 4, Issue , 2003, Pages 1-7

  Jones, Wendy ^b   Elwyn, Glyn ^b   Edwards, Peter ^a   Edwards, Adrian ^b   Emmerson, Melody ^b   Hibbs, Richard ^a  

^a Croesnewydd Hall   (United Kingdom)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; DATA ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDICAL LITERATURE; ONLINE SYSTEM; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; TIME;

APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 2942733623     PISSN: 14712296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2296-4-8     Document Type: Article

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