Do GPs really provide 47 minutes a year for the patient?

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 62, Issue 601, 2012, Pages 404-405

  Irving, Greg ^a   Reeve, Joanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSULTATION; CONSULTATION TIME; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LETTER; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; TIME;

APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; FAMILY PRACTICE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS;

EID: 84865100768     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp12X653499     Document Type: Letter

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