Are there enough GPs in england to detect hypertension and maintain access? A cross-sectional study

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 63, Issue 610, 2013, Pages

  Bankart, M John ^c   Anwar, Mohammed S ^c   Walker, Nicola ^c   Mainous, Arch G ^b   Baker, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Health services accessibility; Hypertension; Primary health care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHNICITY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; CORONARY DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENGLAND; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84877144630     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp13X667204     Document Type: Article

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