GPs' motives for referrals to general hospitals: Does access to GP hospital beds make any difference?

Family Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 252-258

  Aaraas, Ivar ^a   Fylkesnes, Knut ^a   Førde, Olav Helge ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

General hospital; GP; GP hospital; Referral decision

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; GENERAL HOSPITAL; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE NEED; HOSPITAL BED; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NORWAY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RURAL AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; NORWAY; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT ADMISSION; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 0031926169     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/15.3.252     Document Type: Article

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