Variation in GP referral rates: What can we learn from the literature?

Family Practice

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 462-471

  O'Donnell, C A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

GPs; Literature review; Referral rates

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DATA BASE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; LEARNING; LIBRARY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGISTER;

EID: 0034528574     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/17.6.462     Document Type: Article

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