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| rdf:type | |
| lifeskim:mentions | |
| pubmed:issue |
717
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| pubmed:dateCreated |
1987-12-17
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| pubmed:abstractText |
We have looked at the effect of open radiological access on patient management during a 2-year prospective study in the radiology department of a teaching hospital and two general practices. Five hundred and thirty consecutive requests for radiological examination were studied. Chest radiographs (29.8%) and barium meals (17.4%) were the investigations most commonly requested. At the time of referral general practitioners indicated that if open radiological access had not been available, 78% of the patients would have been referred to specialist clinics. They also indicated that with a normal initial radiological examination only 12% would need referral to a specialist department. Open access appears to save outpatient consultations.
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| pubmed:language |
eng
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| pubmed:journal | |
| pubmed:citationSubset |
AIM
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| pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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| pubmed:month |
Sep
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| pubmed:issn |
0007-1285
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| pubmed:author | |
| pubmed:issnType |
Print
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| pubmed:volume |
60
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| pubmed:owner |
NLM
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| pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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| pubmed:pagination |
893-6
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| pubmed:dateRevised |
2004-11-17
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| pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:3664184-Ambulatory Care,
pubmed-meshheading:3664184-England,
pubmed-meshheading:3664184-Family Practice,
pubmed-meshheading:3664184-Health Services Accessibility,
pubmed-meshheading:3664184-Hospital Departments,
pubmed-meshheading:3664184-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:3664184-Patient Care Planning,
pubmed-meshheading:3664184-Prospective Studies,
pubmed-meshheading:3664184-Radiology Department, Hospital,
pubmed-meshheading:3664184-Referral and Consultation
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| pubmed:year |
1987
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| pubmed:articleTitle |
Influence on patient management of general practitioner direct access to radiological services.
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| pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Radiology, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge.
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| pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article
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