Childhood otitis media i. general practitioner view
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Otitis media referrals - the general practitioner perspective.
OBJECTIVE Otitis media management involves both primary and specialist health care. The present study used data on GP referrals to estimate the proportion of children with otitis media referred from primary to specialist care, study variation in referral pattern and factors that influence GP behaviour. METHODS Data on general practitioners' view on collaborative aspects of specialist health c...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Australian Prescriber
سال: 1994
ISSN: 0312-8008,1839-3942
DOI: 10.18773/austprescr.1994.082