Characteristics of general practices associated with numbers of elective admissions

Journal of Public Health (United Kingdom)

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 584-590

  Chauhan, Mitum ^a   Bankart, M John ^a   Labeit, Alexander ^a   Baker, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

health services; primary care

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECONOMICS; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX RATIO; SOCIOECONOMICS; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENGLAND; ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84870233243     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fds024     Document Type: Article

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