The Surgical Nosology in Primary-care Settings (SNIPS): A simple bridging classification for the interface between primary and specialist care

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 4, Issue , 2004, Pages 1-28

  Gruen, Russell L ^a,c   Knox, Stephanie ^b   Britt, Helena ^b   Bailie, Ross S ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SURGEON; SURGICAL APPROACH; AUSTRALIA; CLASSIFICATION; CURRENT PROCEDURAL TERMINOLOGY; DISEASES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROBABILITY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SURGERY;

AUSTRALIA; CURRENT PROCEDURAL TERMINOLOGY; DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MALE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROBABILITY; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SPECIALTIES, SURGICAL; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 2942533912     PISSN: 14726963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-4-8     Document Type: Article

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