Referral Pattern Of Patients Received At The National Referral Hospital: Challenges In Low Income Countries
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Referral pattern of patients received at the national referral hospital: challenges in low income countries.
OBJECTIVE To examine the medical referral pattern of patients received at the Muhimbili National Hospital (MNH) in order to inform the process of strengthening the referral system. METHODS The study design was a prospective study conducted at MNH during a 10-week study period from January to March 2004. The study sample consisted of patients referred to MNH. RESULTS Of the 11,412 patients s...
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عنوان ژورنال: East African Journal of Public Health
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0856-8960
DOI: 10.4314/eajph.v5i1.38969