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. 1979 Sep;29(206):554–558.

Social workers in primary health care: the general practitioner's viewpoint

Paul Williams, Anthony Clare
PMCID: PMC2159291  PMID: 529245

Abstract

The success of general practitioner/social worker collaboration in primary care depends largely on how the doctors perceive the attachment.

We examined the replies of a group of general practitioners to a series of questions about such an attachment. Although the collaboration may lead to more work for the doctors, it was much appreciated by them.

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