Interpersonal continuity: Old and new perspectives

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 57, Issue 540, 2007, Pages 527-529

  Starfield, Barbara ^a   Horder, John ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTRACT; EDITORIAL; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN RELATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICARE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REIMBURSEMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK REDUCTION; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FAMILY PRACTICE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34447249568     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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