Charging systems for migrants in primary care: The experiences of family doctors in a high-migrant area of London

Journal of Travel Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 13-18

  Hargreaves, Sally ^a   Holmes, Alison H ^a   Saxena, Sonia ^a   Le Feuvre, Peter ^b   Farah, Wayne ^c   Shafi, Ghias ^d   Chaudry, Jehanzeb ^d   Khan, Hamed ^d   Friedland, Jon S ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Shepway Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

^c Newham Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

^d ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HUMAN; MIGRATION; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REGISTRATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; LONDON; PATIENT CREDIT AND COLLECTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATE MEDICINE; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 38349180990     PISSN: 11951982     EISSN: 17088305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.2007.00161.x     Document Type: Article

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