Survey of general practitioners' views of consultants' non-urgent referral of outpatients to other consultants

British Medical Journal

Volumn 312, Issue 7034, 1996, Pages 821-822

  Bridger, S ^a   Cairns, S R ^a  

^a ROYAL SUSSEX COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0029877175     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.312.7034.821     Document Type: Article

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