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4085704

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PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1986-3-3
pubmed:abstractText
The article describes a prospective study into the effect that moving to a health centre had on a doctor's activities in certain areas of care: type of consultation, diagnostic instruments used, laboratory tests, prescriptions, psychotherapeutic content and referrals to specialists. It indicates how the design of the study had to be modified while it was in progress, in response to circumstances which could not be anticipated while it was being planned. The lessons learned from the experience are reported. The study showed that health centre entry was associated with less home visiting; none of the other activities under investigation were affected. However, if a 'control' had not been incorporated into the study, different and mistaken conclusions might have been drawn. It is argued that since developments in service practice can excite extreme supportive or critical comment based on inadequate evidence, there is a need for prospective controlled studies of this type, if the provision of general medical care is to have scientific credibility.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0263-2136
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
2
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
225-31
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1985
pubmed:articleTitle
Entry to a health centre: conduct and outcome of a prospective study.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't