Rethinking primary care's gatekeeper role

BMJ. 2016 Sep 23:354:i4803. doi: 10.1136/bmj.i4803.

Authors

Geva Greenfield¹, Kimberley Foley², Azeem Majeed²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Primary Care and Public Health, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK g.greenfield@imperial.ac.uk.
² Department of Primary Care and Public Health, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK.

PMID: 27662893
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.i4803

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Dissent and Disputes
Gatekeeping / organization & administration*
General Practice* / economics
General Practice* / methods
General Practice* / organization & administration
Health Care Costs
Health Services Accessibility*
Humans
Needs Assessment
Physician's Role
Physicians, Primary Care*
Quality Improvement
Referral and Consultation
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