Biomedicine, holism and general medical practice: Responses to the 2004 General Practitioner contract

Sociology of Health and Illness

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 788-803

  Checkland, Kath ^a   Harrison, Stephen ^a   McDonald, Ruth ^a   Grant, Suzanne ^b   Campbell, Stephen ^a   Guthrie, Bruce ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biopsychosocial medicine; General practice; Holism; Quality and outcomes framework

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTRACT; ECONOMICS; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; METHODOLOGY; PHILOSOPHY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HEALTH; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CONTRACTS; ENGLAND; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SCOTLAND;

EID: 47349107912     PISSN: 01419889     EISSN: 14679566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9566.2008.01081.x     Document Type: Article

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