GP referral letters: Time for a template?

Malta Medical Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 26-29

  Chetcuti, Karen ^a   Farrugia, Ronnie ^a   Cassar, Kevin ^a  

^a MATER DEI HOSPITAL   (Malta)

Author keywords

Family physicians; Outpatient clinic; Referral and consultation

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ARTERY DISEASE; ARTICLE; EXERCISE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; LETTER; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION;

EID: 71049148469     PISSN: 18133339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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