Triage of referrals to an outpatient rheumatology clinic: Analysis of referral information and triage

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1378-1383

  Graydon, Sara L ^a   Thompson, Andrew E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b ST JOSEPH S HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Consultation; Delivery of healthcare; Patient care; Referral; Triage

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; CONSULTATION; HUMAN; JOINT; JUVENILE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MONARTHRITIS; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; POLYARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS; RHEUMATIC POLYMYALGIA; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RHEUMATOLOGY; SACROILIITIS; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RHEUMATIC DISEASES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TRIAGE;

EID: 47349130039     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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