To make a difference - How GPs conceive consultation outcomes. A phenomenographic study

BMC Family Practice

Volumn 10, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Andén, Annika ^a,b   Andersson, Sven Olof ^c   Rudebeck, Carl Edvard ^d,e  

^a Bergnasets Vardcentral   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d Kalmar County Council   (Sweden)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; PATIENT REFERRAL;

FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 60849106677     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2296-10-4     Document Type: Article

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