Patients’ perceptions about access to health care and referrals to family physicians in Georgia

Introduction. Adequate utilization of primary health care directly reflects the health status of a population. In the Republic of Georgia, many patients seek care without a referral of a primary-care provider; as a result, patient’s referral rate to the family physician is low. The tendency of patie...

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Main Authors: Tengiz VERULAVA, Revaz JORBENADZE, Leila KARIMI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Balkan Medical Union 2020-12-01
Series:Archives of the Balkan Medical Union
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Online Access:https://umbalk.org/patients-perceptions-about-access-to-health-care-and-referrals-to-family-physicians-in-georgia/