Primary healthcare provision and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A survey of patients' and General Practitioners' beliefs

BMC Family Practice

Volumn 6, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Thomas, Marie A ^a   Smith, Andrew P ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; GENERAL ASPECTS OF DISEASE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION; KNOWLEDGE; LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REVIEW; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; EVALUATION STUDY; FATIGUE SYNDROME, CHRONIC; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; INFORMATION SERVICE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; STANDARDS; TEACHING; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FAMILY PRACTICE; FATIGUE SYNDROME, CHRONIC; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFORMATION SERVICES; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; TEACHING MATERIALS; WALES;

EID: 30344447584     PISSN: 14712296     EISSN: 14712296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2296-6-49     Document Type: Review

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