'Personal care' and general practice medicine in the UK: A qualitative interview study with patients and general practitioners

Osteopathic Medicine and Primary Care

Volumn 1, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Adam, Rachel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 35348867379     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17504732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1750-4732-1-13     Document Type: Article

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