Dismantling Lord Moran's ladder: The primary care expert generalist

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 63, Issue 606, 2013, Pages 34-35

  Reeve, Joanne ^a   Irving, Greg ^a   Freeman, George ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAREER; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CONSULTATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NOTE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE;

EID: 84873833121     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp13X660823     Document Type: Note

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