Randomised controlled trial to compare GP-run orthopaedic clinics based in hospital outpatient departments and general practices

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 55, Issue 521, 2005, Pages 912-917

  Baker, Richard H ^a   Sanderson Mann, Jo ^a   Longworth, Stephen ^b   Cox, Rachel ^c   Gillies, Clare ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b East Leicester Medical Practice   (United Kingdom)

^c Eastern Leicester Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Orthopaedics; Primary health care; Referral and consultation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; METHODOLOGY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; OUTPATIENT CARE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT SCHEDULING; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHORT FORM 36; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ENGLAND; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 28844450702     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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