Something's missing here: A look at the quality of rheumatology referral letters

Rheumatology International

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1083-1085

  Jack, C ^a   Hazel, E ^b   Bernatsky, S ^b,c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF THE MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arthritis; Rheumatology referral; Triage

Indexed keywords

ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONSULTATION; DISEASE DURATION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MORNING STIFFNESS; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SYMPTOM; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

HUMANS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RHEUMATIC DISEASES; RHEUMATOLOGY;

EID: 84863511344     PISSN: 01728172     EISSN: 1437160X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00296-011-1832-z     Document Type: Article

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