Doctors as patients: A systematic review of doctors' health access and the barriers they experience

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 58, Issue 552, 2008, Pages 501-508

  Kay, Margaret ^a   Mitchell, Geoffrey ^a   Clavarino, Alexandra ^a   Doust, Jenny ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attitude of health personnel; Health behaviour; Physician health; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

CINAHL; CULTURAL FACTOR; DATA ANALYSIS; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDLINE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PATIENT; PHYSICIAN; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY CONTROL; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TIME;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS;

EID: 47849094650     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp08X319486     Document Type: Review

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