Demand for and supply of out of hours care from general practitioners in England and Scotland: observational study based on routinely collected data.

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Published in BMJ on March 04, 2000

Authors

C Salisbury1, M Trivella, S Bruster

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Primary Health Care, University of Bristol, Canynge Hall, Bristol BS8 2PR. c.salisbury@bristol.ac.uk

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