Primary care nurses: effects on secondary care referrals for diabetes

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Primary care nurses play an important role in diabetes care, and were introduced in GP-practice partly to shift care from hospital to primary care. The aim of this study was to assess whether the referral rate for hospital treatment...

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Main Authors: Nijpels Giel, van der Velden Lud, Hansen Johan, Verheij Robert A, van Dijk Christel E, Groenewegen Peter P, de Bakker Dinny H
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-08-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/10/230