Trends in elective hand surgery referrals from primary care

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 543-546

  Wildin, Clair ^a   Dias, Joseph J ^a   Heras Palou, Carlos ^b   Bradley, Mary J ^b   Burke, Frank D ^b  

^a LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b DERBYSHIRE ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Elective referrals; Hand surgery; Trends

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DUPUYTREN CONTRACTURE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; HAND DISEASE; HAND SURGERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL AUDIT; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT INDICATION;

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; ENGLAND; FAMILY PRACTICE; GANGLION CYSTS; HAND; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE;

EID: 33750169245     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588406X117070     Document Type: Article

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