RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 The need for health care — a pilot survey with general practice
JF The Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners
JO J R Coll Gen Pract
FD British Journal of General Practice
SP 489
OP 493
VO 29
IS 205
A1 Lycett, C. D. L.
A1 Ashley, J. S. A.
A1 Calver, R. O.
YR 1979
UL http://bjgp.org/content/29/205/489.abstract
AB A feasibility study was carried out in two places in Wiltshire of a method of ascertaining the morbidity of the population. Traditional medical history taking and examination of the individuals were completed in a random sample of the population, of whom 89 per cent were contacted. The method appears feasible for a survey of sufficient size to measure morbidity and the study gave useful preliminary indications of unmet health care need. The cost of such a larger survey would be small in relation to the sums involved in health care planning.