Compliance with referrals to medical specialist care: patient and general practice determinants: a cross-sectional study

In a gatekeeper system, primary care physicians and patients jointly decide whether or not medical specialist care is needed. However, it is the patient who decides to actually use the referral. Referral non-c...

Source: BMC Family Practice - February 1, 2016 Category: Primary Care Authors: Christel E. van Dijk, Judith D. de Jong, Robert A. Verheij, Tessa Jansen, Joke C. Korevaar and Dinny H. de Bakker Source Type: research