NHS walk-in centres

British Medical Journal

Volumn 334, Issue 7598, 2007, Pages 808-809

  Salisbury, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSULTATION; EDITORIAL; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM; AMBULATORY CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NOTE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AMBULATORY CARE; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 34247569335     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.39169.475405.80     Document Type: Editorial

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