General practice referrals to a department of neurology

Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 426-431

  Wiles, C M ^a   Lindsay, M ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b S Glamorgan Med Audit Advsy Group   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROLOGY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROLOGY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES; WALES;

EID: 0030229630     PISSN: 00358819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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