Reasons for acute referrals to hospital from general practitioners and out-of-hours doctors in Norway: a registry-based observational study
Abstract Background General practitioners (GPs) and out-of-hours (OOH) doctors are gatekeepers to acute hospital admissions in many healthcare systems. The aim of the present study was to investigate the whole range of reasons for acute referrals to somatic hospitals from GPs and OOH doctors and ref...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2022-01-01
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Series: | BMC Health Services Research |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-021-07444-7 |