Referrals to hospital-based rheumatology and orthopaedic services: Seeking direction [10]

Rheumatology

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1332-1333

  Rao, Chandini ^a   Halsey, J P ^a   Bukhari, M A S ^a   Dodds, W N ^a   Mitchell, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF MORECAMBE BAY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NONARTICULAR RHEUMATISM; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; SPINE DISEASE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 27144507826     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kei020     Document Type: Letter

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