Reforming primary care: Innovation or destruction?

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 62, Issue 594, 2012, Pages 43-44

  Van Weel, Chris ^a   Carelli, Francesco ^b   Gerada, Clare ^c  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c ROYAL COLLEGE OF GENERAL PRACTITIONERS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNITY CARE; COMPETITION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICAL GENERALISM; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PROFESSIONALISM; REVIEW; TEAMWORK;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; ENGLAND; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE REFORM;

EID: 84855674962     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp12X616463     Document Type: Review

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