Relative urgency for referral from primary care to rheumatologists: The priority referral score

Arthritis Care and Research

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 231-239

  Fitzgerald, Avril ^a   De Coster, Carolyn ^b   McMillan, Stewart ^c   Naden, Ray ^d   Armstrong, Fraser ^e   Barber, Alison ^d   Cunning, Les ^a   Conner Spady, Barbara ^a   Hawker, Gillian ^f   Lacaille, Diane ^g   Lane, Carolyn ^a   Mosher, Dianne ^a,h   Rankin, Jim ^a   Sholter, Dalton ^e   Noseworthy, Tom ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b ALBERTA HEALTH SERVICES   (Canada)

^c REGINA QU APPELLE HEALTH REGION   (Canada)

^d MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (New Zealand)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^h DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; PREDNISONE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; INTRARATER RELIABILITY; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY REFERRAL SCORE; RATING SCALE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RHEUMATOLOGY; SCORING SYSTEM;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICIANS, PRIMARY CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RHEUMATIC DISEASES; RHEUMATOLOGY;

EID: 79551555799     PISSN: 21514658     EISSN: 15290131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/acr.20366     Document Type: Article

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