Family practices registration networks contributed to primary care research

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 59, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 779-783

  van Weel, Chris ^a   de Grauw, Wim ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Family practice; Practice based research network; Primary care database; Research

Indexed keywords

CONSULTATION; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NETHERLANDS; NOMENCLATURE; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTRATION; REVIEW; STANDARDIZATION;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FAMILY PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; NETHERLANDS;

EID: 33745669936     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2005.08.022     Document Type: Review

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