Factors related to consultation time: Experience in Slovenia

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 29-34

  Šter, Marija Petek ^a   Švab, Igor ^a   Kalan, Gordana Živčec ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Consultation time; Family practice; General practice organization; General practitioner; Patient; Workload

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONSULTATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATION; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SLOVENIA; WORKLOAD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OFFICE VISITS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SLOVENIA; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIME MANAGEMENT; WORKLOAD;

EID: 39749117353     PISSN: 02813432     EISSN: 15027724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02813430701760789     Document Type: Article

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