Joint consultation of general practitioner and rheumatologist: Does it matter?

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 159-161

  Schulpen, G J C ^a   Vierhout, W P M ^b   Van Der Heijde, D M ^a   Landewe R B ^a   Winkens, R A G ^a   Van Der Linden, S ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPATHY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHEUMATOLOGY;

ADULT; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL-PHYSICIAN RELATIONS; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RHEUMATIC DISEASES; RHEUMATOLOGY; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES;

EID: 0037309273     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ard.62.2.159     Document Type: Article

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