Minor ailments in out-of-hours primary care: An observational study

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 39-44

  Welle Nilsen, Lina Kristin ^a   Morken, Tone ^a   Hunskaar, Steinar ^a,b   Granas, Anne Gerd ^b  

^a National Centre for Emergency Primary Health Care   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Observation; out of hours medical care; self care

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; OBSERVATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SELF CARE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORKLOAD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFTER-HOURS CARE; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; OBSERVATION; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SELF CARE; SEX FACTORS; WORKLOAD;

EID: 79951779812     PISSN: 02813432     EISSN: 15027724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02813432.2010.545209     Document Type: Article

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