Assessment of formats and completeness of paper-based referral letters among urban hospitals in Rwanda: a retrospective baseline study

Abstract Background Patient referral is a process in which a healthcare provider decides to seek assistance due to the limitations of available skills, resources and services offered locally. Paper-based referrals predominantly used in low-income countries hardly follow any procedure. This causes a...

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Main Authors: Zamzam Kalume, Bart Jansen, Marc Nyssen, Jan Cornelis, Frank Verbeke, Jean Paul Niyoyita
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-11-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-022-08845-y