A pathway to the GP: the pharmaceutical 'consultation' as a first port of call in primary health care.

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Published in Fam Pract on December 01, 1997

Authors

K Hassell1, P R Noyce, A Rogers, J Harris, J Wilkinson

Author Affiliations

1: National Primary Care Research and Development Centre (NPCRDC), University of Manchester.

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