Blar i forfatter Doktorgradsavhandlinger (Helsefak) "Ringberg, Unni"
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General Practitioners’ Decisions to Refer Patients to Secondary Care – Referral Rates, Reasons for Referral and Expected Medical Benefit of the Referrals
Ringberg, Unni (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2015-04-09)Summary Background The referral rates of general practitioners (GPs) are an important determinant of secondary care utilisation. The considerable variation in these rates between GPs cannot be explained by patient morbidity alone. Other factors, like health care organisation, GP characteristics and patient preference play an important role, but the extent of their mutual contributions is not ...