Priority-setting tools for rheumatology disease referrals: A review of the literature

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1411-1416

  Coster, Carolyn ^a,b   Fitzgerald, Avril ^c   Cepoiu, Monica ^b  

^a Health Outcomes   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Musculoskeletal diseases; Referral and consultation; Review; Rheumatic diseases; Rheumatology

Indexed keywords

AGING; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; CONSULTATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FIBROMYALGIA; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INTERNET; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RHEUMATOLOGY; SYSTEMIC VASCULITIS; TEMPORAL ARTERITIS;

HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RHEUMATIC DISEASES; RHEUMATOLOGY;

EID: 53849129526     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-008-0938-5     Document Type: Review

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