Criteria for a good referral system for psychiatric patients: The view from Saudi Arabia

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1580-1595

  Qureshi, N A ^a   Van Der Molen, H T ^b   Schmidt, H G ^b   Al Habeeb, T A ^c   Magzoub, M E M ^d  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Saudi Arabia)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c KING KHALID UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

^d KING ABDULLAH INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSULTATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL PATIENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SAUDI ARABIA;

COMORBIDITY; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHIATRY; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 75449119112     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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