What proportion of paediatric specialist referrals originates from general practitioners?
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General practitioners ' referrals to specialist outpatient clinics
There has been much concern about the wide variations in general practitioners' referral rates and the consequent implications for cost and quality of care. This has led to a call to evaluate the appropriateness and effectiveness of referrals. A collaborative audit of referrals to outpatient clinics was conducted by 127 general practitioners in 33 practices in the Oxford region. Records were ke...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1034-4810
DOI: 10.1111/jpc.13694