General practitioners referring patients to specialists in tertiary healthcare: a qualitative study
Abstract Background There is a large and unexplained variation in referral rates to specialists by general practitioners, which calls for investigations regarding general practitioners’ perceptions and expectations during the referral process. Our objective was to describe the decision-making proces...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-12-01
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Series: | BMC Family Practice |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-019-1053-1 |