Discrepancies between the assessed urgency and the actual time taken to obtain a consultation with an internist

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 81-84

  Vehviläinen, Arto T ^a   Vohlonen, Ilkka J ^b   Kumpusalo, Esko A ^a   Takala, Jorma K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Correspondence; Finland; Primary health care; Referral and consultations; Waiting times

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; FINLAND; FIRST AID; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RELIABILITY;

EMERGENCIES; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MALE; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT ADMISSION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 0031816546     PISSN: 02813432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/028134398750003214     Document Type: Article

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