Improving referrals for glue ear from primary care: Are multiple interventions better than one alone?

Journal of Health Services Research and Policy

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 139-144

  Bennett, K ^a   Haggard, M ^a   Churchill, R ^b   Wood, S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; INFANT; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREDICTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; SECRETORY OTITIS MEDIA; UNITED KINGDOM; VIDEORECORDING;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EDUCATION, CONTINUING; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; OTITIS MEDIA WITH EFFUSION; PARENTS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RISK FACTORS; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 0034956896     PISSN: 13558196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/1355819011927387     Document Type: Article

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