General practitioners referring patients to specialists in tertiary healthcare: a qualitative study

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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Main Authors: Konstantinos Tzartzas, Pierre-Nicolas Oberhauser, Régis Marion-Veyron, Céline Bourquin, Nicolas Senn, Friedrich Stiefel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:BMC Family Practice
Subjects:
General practitioner
Referral process
Qualitative research
Primary care
Tertiary healthcare
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-019-1053-1

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-019-1053-1

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