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Referral and Consultation

The practice of sending a patient to another program or practitioner for services or advice which the referring source is not prepared to provide.

Year introduced: 1968

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Tree Number(s): N04.452.758.849

MeSH Unique ID: D012017

Entry Terms:

  • Consultation and Referral
  • Consultation
  • Consultations
  • Gatekeepers, Health Service
  • Health Service Gatekeepers
  • Gatekeeper, Health Service
  • Health Service Gatekeeper
  • Hospital Referral
  • Hospital Referrals
  • Referral, Hospital
  • Referrals, Hospital
  • Referral
  • Referrals
  • Second Opinion
  • Opinion, Second
  • Opinions, Second
  • Second Opinions

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