An audit of orthopaedic referrals via Multi-Professional Triage Teams

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 90, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 671-674

  Rogers, Benedict A ^a,b   Kabir, C ^a   Bradley, N ^a  

^a ROYAL SURREY COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST PETER S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

General Practitioner with Special Interest (GPwSI); Multi Professional Triage Team (MPTT); Outcome; Referral

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONSULTATION; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL AUDIT; ORTHOPEDICS; PATIENT REFERRAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ENGLAND; FAMILY PRACTICE; HOSPITALS, DISTRICT; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIAGE; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 57049187627     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588408X318174     Document Type: Article

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