Evaluation of referrals in primary care;Evaluación de la demanda derivada en atención primaria

Atencion Primaria

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 146-151

  De Prado Prieto, Lidia ^a,e   Garcia Olmos L ^b   Rodriguez Salvanes F ^c   Otero Puime, A ^d  

^a Centro de Salud Goya 2   (Spain)

^b Unidad Docente MFyC   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE LA PRINCESA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^e NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Family physician; Primary care; Referrals

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

AGE; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; DERMATOLOGY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GYNECOLOGY; HUMAN; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OPHTHALMOLOGY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REHABILITATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPAIN; SURGERY;

EID: 16844374526     PISSN: 02126567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1157/13071940     Document Type: Article

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