Improving the quality of primary care

Quality in Primary Care

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 435-442

  Milne, Paul ^a   Coyne, Anne Marie ^c   Pilgrim, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

General practice; Learning organisations; Primary care; Quality; Teaching PCT

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENGLAND; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATE MEDICINE;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84875511516     PISSN: 14791072     EISSN: 14791064     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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