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Patient referral

Known as: Referral, Referrals, patient referrals 
In medicine, the act of a doctor in which a patient is sent to another doctor for additional healthcare services.
National Institutes of Health

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Referral and Consultation

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Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
ASPIRE registry: Assessing the Spectrum of Pulmonary hypertension Identified at a REferral centre
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a heterogeneous condition. To date, no registry data exists reflecting the spectrum of disease… 
Review
2007
Review
2007
Lifetime prevalence, correlates, and persistence of oppositional defiant disorder: results from the National Comorbidity Survey Replication.
BACKGROUND Oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) is a leading cause of referral for youth mental health services; yet, many… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
What We Need to Know about Responsiveness to Intervention (and Shouldn't be Afraid to Ask)
During the past several years, one of the most frequently addressed topics at conferences and in professional journals is… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
The relationship of school-wide Positive Behavior Support to academic achievement in an urban middle school
An emerging literature on school-wide Positive Behavior Support (PBS) in urban settings suggests the utility of PBS in addressing… 
Review
2006
Review
2006
Primary Care Physician Specialty Referral Decision Making: Patient, Physician, and Health Care System Determinants
Purpose. To examine the effects of patient, physician, and health care system characteristics on primary care physicians’ (PCPs… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Symptoms in 400 patients referred to palliative care services: prevalence and patterns
The demographics and prevalence of symptoms in patients at first referral to the different components of palliative care services… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
A randomized, placebo-controlled trial of intradiscal electrothermal therapy for the treatment of discogenic low back pain.
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Exercise myocardial perfusion SPECT in patients without known coronary artery disease: incremental prognostic value and use in risk stratification.
BACKGROUND We evaluated the incremental prognostic value, the role in risk stratification, and the impact on patient management… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Improving Treatment of Late Life Depression in Primary Care: A Randomized Clinical Trial
OBJECTIVE: Facilitate primary care physicians' compliance with recommended standards of care for late life depression by reducing… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Diagnosis and management of asymptomatic primary hyperparathyroidism: Consensus development conference statement
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