They call it stormy Monday - Reasons for referral from primary to secondary care according to the days of the week

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 49, Issue 448, 1999, Pages 909-911

  Vehviläinen, Arto T ^a   Kumpusalo, Esko A ^b   Takala, Jorma K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Primary care; Questionnaire survey; Referral patterns; Secondary care

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ANGINA PECTORIS; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; EYE INFECTION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEADACHE; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HUMAN; LEG FRACTURE; LUMBAR DISK; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE;

FINLAND; HUMANS; PERIODICITY; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 0344994699     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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