Quality of after-hours primary care in the Netherlands: A narrative review

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 155, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 108-113

  Giesen, Paul ^a   Smits, Marleen ^a   Huibers, Linda ^a   Grol, Richard ^a   Wensing, Michel ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

CHRONIC DISEASE; COOPERATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MEDICAL ERROR; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; REVIEW; SALARY; TELECONSULTATION; TIME; WORK EXPERIENCE; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

EID: 79960581455     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: 15393704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-155-2-201107190-00006     Document Type: Review

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