Can we rely on a general practitioner's referral letter to a skin lesion clinic to prioritise appointments and does it make a difference to the patient's prognosis?

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 40-45

  Webb, Jill B ^a   Khanna, Atul ^a  

^a SANDWELL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

GP recommendations; Prioritisation; Questionnaire; Skin lesion clinic

Indexed keywords

FLUOROURACIL;

BENIGN TUMOR; CANCER STAGING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL RECORD; MELANOMA; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SKIN CANCER; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN EXAMINATION; SURGICAL WARD;

APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; CORRESPONDENCE; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PROGNOSIS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SKIN DISEASES; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 30044442750     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588406X82970     Document Type: Review

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