Decision-making: A comparison of referral practice and primary care

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 155-160

  Sox, Harold C ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayes' theorem; Decision making; primary health care; referral and consultation

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; COST; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DISEASE SEVERITY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE;

ADULT; BAYES THEOREM; CHEST PAIN; DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSIS; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROBABILITY; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 0030059488     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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