Evaluation of an open access echocardiography service in the Netherlands: A mixed methods study of indications, outcomes, patient management and trends

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 10, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Van Heur, Leanne Msg ^a,b   Baur, Leo Hb ^b   Tent, Marleen ^a,c   Lodewijks Van Der Bolt, Cara Lb ^b   Streppel, Marjolijn ^a   Winkens, Ron Ag ^a   Stoffers, Henri Ejh ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Zuyderland Medical Centre   (Netherlands)

^c Department of Integrated Care ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT REFERRAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 77949417500     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-10-37     Document Type: Article

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