Preference for access to the GP: A discrete choice experiment

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 56, Issue 531, 2006, Pages 743-748

  Rubin, Greg ^a   Bate, Angela ^b   George, Ajay ^c   Shackley, Phil ^b   Hall, Nicola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Access; Discrete choice experiment; General practitioner

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; GENDER BIAS; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TIME MANAGEMENT; UNITED KINGDOM; ADOLESCENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; STANDARD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33749589436     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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