Patient expectations of 'first-contact care' consultations with nurse and general practitioners in primary care

Quality in Primary Care

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 5-10

  Redsell, Sarah A ^a,b   Jackson, Clare ^b   Stroke, Tim ^b   Hastings, Adrian ^b   Baker, Richard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

First contact care; General practitioner; Nurse; Nurse practitioner; Nurse doctor substitution

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; NURSE; NURSING COMPETENCE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 33847758243     PISSN: 14791072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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