General practitioners' referral letters: Do they meet the expectations of gastroenterologists and rheumatologists

Australian Family Physician

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 920-922

  Ong, Sia Peng ^a   Lim, Lie Teng ^b   Barnsley, Les ^b   Read, Robert ^a  

^a Hornsby Hospital   (Australia)

^b Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GASTROENTEROLOGY; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; PATIENT REFERRAL; RHEUMATOLOGY; WRITING;

CORRESPONDENCE; FAMILY PRACTICE; GASTROENTEROLOGY; HUMANS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RHEUMATOLOGY;

EID: 39049189847     PISSN: 03008495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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