The state of primary-care research

Lancet

Volumn 364, Issue 9438, 2004, Pages 1004-1006

  Mant, Prof David ^a   Mar, Prof Chris Del ^e   Glasziou, Paul ^a   Knottnerus, Andre ^b   Wallace, Prof Paul ^c   Weel, Prof Chris Van ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^d RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e BOND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 4444353640     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(04)17027-X     Document Type: Note

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