'Choose and Book' in ENT: The GP perspective

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 120, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 222-225

  Pothier, David D ^a   Awad, Zaid ^b   Tierney, Paul ^b  

^a GLOUCESTERSHIRE ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Great Britain; Otolaryngology; Primary Health Care; Referral and Consultation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NORMAL HUMAN; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; POSTAL MAIL; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITIZATION; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; UNITED KINGDOM;

APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AWARENESS; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; ENGLAND; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGIC DISEASES; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; STATE MEDICINE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33645311221     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022215106000132     Document Type: Article

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