Provision of primary care in different countries

British Medical Journal

Volumn 334, Issue 7606, 2007, Pages 1230-1231

  Campbell, John L ^a  

^a PENINSULA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSULTATION; COST CONTROL; EDITORIAL; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POLITICAL PARTICIPATION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; ECONOMICS; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; NOTE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 34250792736     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.39237.534560.80     Document Type: Editorial

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