The consultation and referral process: A report from NEON

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 47-53

  Bourguet, Claire ^a   Gilchrist, Valerie ^a   McCord, Gary ^a  

^a NORTHEAST OHIO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuity of patient care; Family practice; Interprofessional relations; Physician practice patterns; Referral and consultation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSULTATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OHIO; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031908678     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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