Do general practices which provide an acupuncture service have low referral rates and prescription costs? A pilot survey

Acupuncture in Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 205-213

  Johnson, Gina ^a   White, Adrian ^b   Livingstone, Ruth ^c  

^a Churchfield Medical Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b PENINSULA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c The Little Surgery   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Cost identification study; General practice; Survey

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ACCURACY; ACUPUNCTURE; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; COST CONTROL; DRUG COST; E-MAIL; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; ORTHOPEDICS; PAIN; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RELIABILITY; RHEUMATOLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; PAIN; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PILOT PROJECTS; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 58549095946     PISSN: 09645284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/aim.26.4.205     Document Type: Article

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