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Physician Referrals

Physician Referrals is a patient acquisition mechanism in healthcare systems whereby a primary or specialist physician formally directs a patient to another provider for diagnosis, treatment, or services beyond the referring physician's scope, expertise, or capacity.

1.4K

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6K

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2017–2026

309

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Publications

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The Epidemiology of Interstitial Lung Diseases

David Coultas, RE Zumwalt, William C. Black et al. · American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine · 1994 · 949 citations

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Psychiatric morbidity and its recognition by doctors in patients with cancer

Lesley Fallowfield, Dr Madeleine Ratcliffe, Valerie Jenkins et al. · British Journal of Cancer · 2001 · 700 citations · Full text

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Variation in number of general practitioner consultations before hospital referral for cancer: findings from the 2010 National Cancer Patient Experience Survey in England

Georgios Lyratzopoulos, Richard D Neal, Josephine Barbiere et al. · The Lancet Oncology · 2012 · 421 citations · Full text

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Influence of Cardiac-Surgery Performance Reports on Referral Practices and Access to Care — A Survey of Cardiovascular Specialists

Eric C. Schneider, Arnold M. Epstein · New England Journal of Medicine · 1996 · 399 citations

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Prevalence and incidence of adults consulting for shoulder conditions in UK primary care; patterns of diagnosis and referral

Louise Linsell, Jill Dawson, Krina T. Zondervan et al. · Lara D. Veeken · 2005 · 367 citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. CL
    Clare Liddy

    University of Ottawa, Canada

    11 publications · 290 citations

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  2. MR
    Martín Roland

    University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

    8 publications · 344 citations

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  3. BS
    Bárbara Starfield

    Johns Hopkins University, United States

    8 publications · 909 citations

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  4. PG
    Peter Groenewegen

    Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research, Netherlands

    6 publications · 303 citations

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  5. GL
    Gary L. Freed

    University of Michigan, United States

    4 publications · 115 citations

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Institutions

1.9K

  1. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    23 h-index

    94 publications

    7.3K citations

  2. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    21 h-index

    79 publications

    5K citations

  3. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    18 h-index

    51 publications

    3K citations

  4. Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore, United States

    18 h-index

    60 publications

    3.1K citations

  5. University of California, San Francisco

    San Francisco, United States

    18 h-index

    44 publications

    3.7K citations

  6. University of Ottawa

    Ottawa, Canada

    15 h-index

    49 publications

    1.2K citations

  7. Brigham and Women's Hospital

    Boston, United States

    14 h-index

    56 publications

    3.3K citations

  8. University of Colorado Denver

    Denver, United States

    14 h-index

    49 publications

    1.8K citations

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Venues

  1. PubMed

    Repository · 186 publications · 6.6K citations

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  2. BMJ

    38 publications · 2.4K citations

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  3. PEDIATRICS

    20 publications · 1K citations

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  4. Medical Care

    22 publications · 884 citations

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  5. Family Practice

    21 publications · 754 citations

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