In-house referral: A primary care alternative to immediate secondary care referral?

Family Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 558-561

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

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Llanedeyrn Health Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

General practice; Hospital referral; Primary care; Secondary care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033458870     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/16.6.558     Document Type: Article

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