Factors associated with enablement in general practice: Cross-sectional study using routinely-collected data

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 58, Issue 550, 2008, Pages 346-352

  Mead, Nicola ^a   Bower, Peter ^a   Roland, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Enabling factors; General practice; Methodology; Patient satisfaction; Quality of health care; Survey

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CAUCASIAN; CHINESE; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL SERVICE; MINORITY GROUP; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NEGRO; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREDICTION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF ESTEEM; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ETHNIC GROUPS; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 43849087820     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp08X280218     Document Type: Article

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