Mutual influences of general practitioners in partnerships

The aim of this study was to find out whether or not general practitioners (GPs) within the same partnership show more similarities in attitudes and behaviour than GPs in different partnerships, and what the causes of these similarities might be. Knowledge of the causes of patterns of similarities within medical teams contributes to understanding medical practice variation, which is crucial in developing effective health care policies. Data were used from the Dutch National Survey of General Practice (’87/’88), consisting of a stratified sample of 161 Dutch GPs, who served 335,000 patients in... Mehr ...