Proposal for an Urgency Score as General Referral Strategy to Second- Care Rheumatology
Journal Title: Annals of Musculoskeletal Medicine - Year 2017, Vol 1, Issue 1
Abstract
Objectives: To assess the practicability of a questionnaire to routinely discriminate between urgent and non-urgent rheumatology appointments by administrative personnel. Second, to discuss the results in view of current literature on referral strategies of rheumatic patients from primary to secondary care, including those with immune-mediated rheumatic diseases.
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Schirmer Michael, Ghazal Mohamed Omar
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