Specialty care referral patterns for the underserved: A study of community health centers on the south side of Chicago

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1302-1314

  Patrick, Gail ^a   Bisgaier, Joanna ^b   Hasham, Irma ^c   Navarra, Tony ^c   Hickner, John ^d  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^d LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Access to specialty care; Community health centers; Primary specialty care interface; Provider communication; Specialty referral process

Indexed keywords

EID: 81255188543     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: 15486869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2011.0147     Document Type: Review

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