How representative of primary care are research active practices? Cross-sectional survey

Family Practice

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 56-62

  McManus, Richard J ^a   Ryan, Ronan ^a   Jones, Miren ^a   Wilson, Sue ^a   Hobbs, F D Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Comparative study; Family practice

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; EPILEPSY; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTHYROIDISM; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; NEOPLASM; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STROKE; UNITED KINGDOM;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE LOCATION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 41149161185     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: 14602229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmm065     Document Type: Article

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