Assessment of referrals to the hospital eye service by optometrists and GPs in Bradford and Airedale

Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 23-28

  Davey, Christopher J ^a   Green, Clare ^b   Elliott, David B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b BRADFORD ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

GP; Hospital eye service; Ophthalmology; Optometry; Referral quality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATARACT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EYE DISEASE; EYELID DISEASE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GLAUCOMA; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; LACRIMAL GLAND DISEASE; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; OPTOMETRY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VISUAL ACUITY;

CATARACT; ENGLAND; EYE DISEASES; EYELID DISEASES; FAMILY PRACTICE; GLAUCOMA; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENTS; HUMANS; LACRIMAL APPARATUS DISEASES; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; OPTOMETRY; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 78650058722     PISSN: 02755408     EISSN: 14751313     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-1313.2010.00797.x     Document Type: Article

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