Dutch general practitioners' referral of children to specialists: A comparison between 1987 and 2001

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 54, Issue 508, 2004, Pages 848-852

  Otters, Hanneke ^a   van der Wouden, Johannes C ^a   Schellevis, François G ^b   van Suijlekom Smit, Lisette W A ^c   Koes, Bart W ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^c SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Children; General practice; Referral

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EAR NOSE THROAT DISEASE; EYE DISEASE; EYE REFRACTION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NETHERLANDS; NEWBORN; OPHTHALMOLOGY; OTITIS MEDIA; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; VISUAL DISORDER;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 10844290847     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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