Prospective evaluation of internal hospital requests for consultation of an Otolaryngology department

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 117, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 630-632

  De Casso, Carmen ^a   Rapado, Fernando ^b,d   Zarod, Andrew ^c  

^a WYTHENSHAWE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL BLACKBURN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c NORTH MANCHESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d Smithfield Buildings ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hospital; Otolaryngology; Referral and Consultation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONSULTATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EAR DISEASES; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENTS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; NOSE DISEASES; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGIC DISEASES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0041737839     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/002221503768199979     Document Type: Article

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