Urgent referrals to a specialist by family physicians - Is the "urgency" real: A prospective study

European Journal of General Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 37-39

  Vinker, Shlomo ^a,b   Kaiserman, Igor ^c   Karni, Alon ^a   Kitai, Eliezer ^a,d   Kasinetz, Lior M ^e   Elhayany, Asher ^b   Nakar, Sasson ^a,b  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b CLALIT HEALTH SERVICES   (Israel)

^c BARZILAI MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^d Leumit Health Care System   (Israel)

^e HEBREW UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSULTATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PHYSICIAN SELF-REFERRAL; CLASSIFICATION; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; ISRAEL; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT REFERRAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; TIME;

ADULT; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34247859387     PISSN: 13814788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13814780600881003     Document Type: Article

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