Referrals to hospital-based rheumatology and orthopaedic services: Seeking direction

Rheumatology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 469-471

  Speed, C A ^a   Crisp, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hospital referral; Orthopaedics; Rheumatology

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; ORTHOPEDICS; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; RHEUMATOLOGY; SPINAL PAIN; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUPPORT GROUP; SURGEON; TEACHING HOSPITAL; VOLUNTEER; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; MEDICAL AUDIT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM; UTILIZATION REVIEW; WRITING;

CORRESPONDENCE; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; ENGLAND; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; ORTHOPEDICS; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RHEUMATOLOGY; TRIAGE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 18744404805     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/keh504     Document Type: Article

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