Where did all the GPs go? Increasing supply and geographical equity in England and Scotland

Journal of Health Services Research and Policy

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 28-35

  Goddard, Maria ^a   Gravelle, Hugh ^a   Hole, Arne ^a   Marini, Giorgia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CULTURAL DEPRIVATION; DEMOGRAPHY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; POPULATION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ENGLAND; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE LOCATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCOTLAND; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 75149177763     PISSN: 13558196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jhsrp.2009.009003     Document Type: Article

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