Referrals to a regional allergy clinic - An eleven year audit

BMC Public Health

Volumn 10, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Jones, Ray B ^a   Hewson, Paul ^b   Kaminski, Edward R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^c DERRIFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; UNITED KINGDOM; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; DATA COLLECTION; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650595740     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-790     Document Type: Article

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