Editorial: Out-of-hours care: Do we?

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 60, Issue 572, 2010, Pages 155-157

  Campbell, John L ^a   Clay, J Henry ^b  

^a PENINSULA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Primary Care Foundation   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; CONSULTATION; EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; UNITED KINGDOM; WORKING TIME; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STANDARD;

AFTER-HOURS CARE; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; PATIENT SATISFACTION;

EID: 77951582253     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp10X483445     Document Type: Editorial

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