A qualitative study to investigate why patients accept or decline a copy of their referral letter from their GP

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 55, Issue 517, 2005, Pages 626-629

  Morrow, Gerry ^a   Robson, Amanda ^a   Harrington, Barbara ^b   Haining, Shona ^c  

^a Allendale Health Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b Health Centre   (United Kingdom)

^c Northumberland Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Choice; Correspondence; Decision making; Referral and consultation; Trust

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT REFERRAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; TAPE RECORDER; TRUST; UNITED KINGDOM;

CORRESPONDENCE; ENGLAND; FAMILY PRACTICE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TRUST;

EID: 23844546928     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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