'Breaking up is hard to do': Perspectives of general practitioners and patients towards removals from GP lists

Irish Journal of Medical Science

Volumn 176, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 221-224

  Clarke, M ^a   Whitford, D L ^b   O'Reilly, F ^a  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BAHRAIN   (Bahrain)

Author keywords

Access; Doctor patient relationship; General practice; Patient removals

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; IRELAND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRELAND; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENTS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; REFUSAL TO TREAT;

EID: 34548477907     PISSN: 00211265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11845-007-0062-6     Document Type: Article

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