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| rdf:type | |
| lifeskim:mentions | |
| pubmed:issue |
2-3
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| pubmed:dateCreated |
2003-7-21
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| pubmed:abstractText |
Patients are often ill-equipped to know which speciality to choose for their health problem. Especially in the presence of non-specific symptoms, choosing the right specialist might not be so obvious. In such cases, misdirected self-referrals by patients to self-chosen specialists can sometimes lead to misdiagnosis resulting in unwarranted delays in getting the right treatment. The general physicians, on the other hand, are in a unique position to oversee the big picture of patients' health, and are therefore better equipped to identify and sort out their individual health problems. Hence instead of a specialist if the first place of contact for patients is a general physician, they are likely to be guided along the right path of treatment for their various health problems. Such a system will minimize errors on the part of the patients by making certain that they are referred to the appropriate specialists.
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| pubmed:language |
eng
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| pubmed:journal | |
| pubmed:citationSubset |
H
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| pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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| pubmed:issn |
1366-0756
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| pubmed:author | |
| pubmed:issnType |
Print
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| pubmed:volume |
16
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| pubmed:owner |
NLM
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| pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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| pubmed:pagination |
87-9
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| pubmed:dateRevised |
2009-11-19
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| pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:12870247-Adult,
pubmed-meshheading:12870247-Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:12870247-Choice Behavior,
pubmed-meshheading:12870247-Delivery of Health Care,
pubmed-meshheading:12870247-Family Practice,
pubmed-meshheading:12870247-Health Policy,
pubmed-meshheading:12870247-Health Services Accessibility,
pubmed-meshheading:12870247-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:12870247-India,
pubmed-meshheading:12870247-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:12870247-Medicine,
pubmed-meshheading:12870247-Middle Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:12870247-Patient Acceptance of Health Care,
pubmed-meshheading:12870247-Patient Participation,
pubmed-meshheading:12870247-Personal Autonomy,
pubmed-meshheading:12870247-Quality of Health Care,
pubmed-meshheading:12870247-Referral and Consultation,
pubmed-meshheading:12870247-Specialization
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| pubmed:year |
2003
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| pubmed:articleTitle |
Self-referral to specialists--a dodgy proposition.
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| pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Internal Medicine, Sitaram Bhartia Institute of Science and Research, New Delhi, India.
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| pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Case Reports,
Evaluation Studies
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