The proportion of general practitioner referrals to a hospital Respiratory Medicine clinic suitable to be seen in a GPwSI Respiratory Clinic

Primary Care Respiratory Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 314-319

  Gilbert, Richard ^a,b   Franks, Gaye ^b   Watkin, Simon ^b  

^a Castle Partnership   (United Kingdom)

^b NORFOLK AND NORWICH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Commissioning; GP with Special Interest; Referral letter

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COUGHING; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEMOPTYSIS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE; LUNG CANCER; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT REFERRAL; RESPIRATORY CARE; TEACHING HOSPITAL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 28444469251     PISSN: 14714418     EISSN: 14751534     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcrj.2005.04.006     Document Type: Article

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