Moving specialist care into the community: An initial evaluation

Journal of Health Services Research and Policy

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 233-239

  Sibbald, Bonnie ^a   Pickard, Susan ^a   McLeod, Hugh ^b   Reeves, David ^a   Mead, Nicola ^a   Gemmell, Islay ^a   Coast, Joanna ^b   Roland, Martin ^a   Leese, Brenda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; COMMUNITY CARE; CONSULTATION; COST CONTROL; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE LOCATION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 55949095922     PISSN: 13558196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jhsrp.2008.008049     Document Type: Article

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