What keeps family physicians busy in Portugal? A multicentre observational study of work other than direct patient contacts

BMJ Open

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2014, Pages

  Granja, Mónica ^a   Ponte, Carla ^b   Cavadas, Luís Filipe ^b  

^a S Mamede de Infesta Health Centre Matosinhos Local Health Unit   (Portugal)

^b Matosinhos Health Centre   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CONVENIENCE SAMPLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; E-MAIL; FAMILY HEALTH; FAMILY MEDICINE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; JOB SATISFACTION; LABORATORY TEST; MANAGEMENT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL STUDENT; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERSONALIZED MEDICINE; PORTUGAL; PRESCRIPTION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RESIDENT; TEACHING; WORKING TIME; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; TIME FACTOR; WORK;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PORTUGAL; TIME FACTORS; WORK;

EID: 84903169943     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-005026     Document Type: Article

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