In-house referral: Changing general practitioners' roles in the referral of patients to secondary care

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 131-136

  Maggs Rapport, Frances ^a   Kinnersley, Paul ^a   Owen, Penny ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Llanedeyrn Health Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Changing roles; Primary care; Referrals; U.K. general practice

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; WALES;

EID: 0031963097     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(97)00154-8     Document Type: Article

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