RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 The vital role of the cottage community hospital
JF The Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners
JO J R Coll Gen Pract
FD British Journal of General Practice
SP 485
OP 491
VO 28
IS 193
A1 While, A. E.
YR 1978
UL http://bjgp.org/content/28/193/485.abstract
AB The history of general-practitioner hospitals is reviewed and a case made for their retention and extension. Among the advantages they provide are: a local service for patients, less expensive hospital care than is possible in a district general hospital, less travelling expenses for patients, valuable postgraduate education for doctors, and improvement of general-practitioner morale.