Analysing spatial trends in referral patterns to cancer genetics services: A preliminary investigation of regional variations in Wales

Health Services Management Research

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 263-271

  McDonald, Kevin ^a   Higgs, Gary ^a   Iredale, Rachel ^a   Tempest, Vanessa ^b   Gray, Jonathon ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER GENETICS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; POVERTY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ISOLATION; UNITED KINGDOM; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE; WORKLOAD;

HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL; WALES;

EID: 8844253997     PISSN: 09514848     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/0951484042317732     Document Type: Article

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