How should GPs be paid?

Van Weel, Chris; Del Mar, Chris B

doi:10.5694/j.1326-5377.2004.tb06185.x

Topics

General medicine

Health services administration

We need evidence that can underpin fundamental change

1 Department of General Practice, University Medical Centre Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
2 Faculty of Health Science and Medicine, Bond University, Gold Coast, QLD.

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