Rewards and challenges of family practice: Web-based survey using the Delphi method

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 277-286

  Manca, Donna P ^a,b,e   Varnhagen, Stanley ^a   Brett MacLean, Pamela ^a   Allan, G Michael ^a,c   Szafran, Olga ^a   Ausford, Allen ^a   Rowntree, Carol ^d   Rumzan, Ismael ^a   Turner, Diana ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b Alberta Family Practice Research Network   (Canada)

^c INSTITUTE OF HEALTH ECONOMICS   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^e Grey Nuns Family Medicine Clinic   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DELPHI STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; E-MAIL; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JOB SECURITY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PATIENT CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; REWARD; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VALIDATION STUDY;

EID: 33847773894     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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