GPs' experiences with out-of-hours GP cooperatives: A survey study from the Netherlands

European Journal of General Practice

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 196-201

  Smits, Marleen ^a   Keizer, Ellen ^a   Huibers, Linda ^a   Giesen, Paul ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Emergency; Experiences; General practitioners; Out of hours care; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONVENIENCE SAMPLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMERGENCY CARE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NETHERLANDS; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE; OUT OF HOURS GENERAL PRACTIONER COOPERATIVE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; WORK EXPERIENCE; WORKLOAD; AGE; COOPERATION; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GENERAL PRACTICE; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

AFTER-HOURS CARE; AGE FACTORS; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; OUTSOURCED SERVICES; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84907367481     PISSN: 13814788     EISSN: 17511402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13814788.2013.839652     Document Type: Article

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