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European Journal of General Practice Volume 13, 2007 - Issue 4
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Consultation charges in Ireland deter a large proportion of patients from seeing the GP: Results of a cross-sectional survey

Dermot O'Reilly Epidemiology & Public Health, Queen's University Belfast, Royal Group of Hospitals, Mulhouse Building, Belfast, BT12 6BJCorrespondence[email protected]
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Tom O'Dowd Department of Public Health & Primary Care, Trinity College Centre for Health Sciences, Tallaght, Dublin, 24, Ireland
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Karen J. Galway Epidemiology & Public Health, Queen's University Belfast, Royal Group of Hospitals, Mulhouse Building, Belfast, BT12 6BJ
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Andrew W. Murphy Department of General Practice, Clinical Science Institute, National University of Ireland, Galway
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Ciaran O'Neill School of Policy Studies, University of Ulster, Jordanstown Campus Shore Road, Newtownabbey Co., Antrim, BT37 0QB
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Ethna Shryane Department of General Practice, Clinical Science Institute, National University of Ireland, Galway
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Keith Steele Department of General Practice, Queen's University Belfast, Dunluce Health Centre, 1 Dunluce Avenue, Belfast, BT9 7HR, N. Ireland
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Gerry Bury Department of General Practice, University College Dublin, Coombe Healthcare Centre, Dublin, Ireland
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Andrew Gilliland Department of General Practice, Queen's University Belfast, Dunluce Health Centre, 1 Dunluce Avenue, Belfast, BT9 7HR, N. Ireland
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Alan Kelly Department of Public Health & Primary Care, Trinity College Centre for Health Sciences, Tallaght, Dublin, 24, Ireland
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Pages 231-236 | Received 26 Oct 2006, Published online: 11 Jul 2009

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