Working together: A qualitative study of effective group formation amongst GPs during a cost-driven prescribing initiative

Family Practice

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 552-558

  Walker, Jane ^a   Mathers, Nigel ^a  

^a NORTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

GPs; Group process; Organizational change; Physician's practice patterns; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROL SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GROUP DYNAMICS; GROUP PSYCHOLOGY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRESCRIPTION; PROCESS CONTROL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEQUENTIAL ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; COST CONTROL; DRUG COSTS; GREAT BRITAIN; GROUP PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 4844221072     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmh512     Document Type: Article

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