Minor ailments and self-limiting conditions
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GPs' attitudes to minor ailments.
BACKGROUND It is generally considered that a significant proportion of 'inappropriate' demand for GP services is generated by consultations for minor ailments. How GPs manage minor ailments is likely to affect how patients perceive and handle similar illnesses in the future. Whilst this potentially has significant implications for general practice workload, research investigating GP' attitudes ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Canadian Pharmacists Journal / Revue des Pharmaciens du Canada
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1715-1635,1913-701X
DOI: 10.1177/1715163514531702