Is referral to emergency care practitioners by general practitioners in-hours effective?

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 611-612

  Gray, J T ^a   Walker, A ^a  

^a YORKSHIRE AMBULANCE SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY PATIENT; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; EVALUATION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKILL;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; ENGLAND; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; PILOT PROJECTS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 67749118165     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2008.059956     Document Type: Article

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