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Patient pressure for referral for headache: a qualitative study of general practitioners' referral behaviour

Morgan, M., Jenkins, Linda M., Ridsdale, Leone (2007) Patient pressure for referral for headache: a qualitative study of general practitioners' referral behaviour. British Journal of General Practice, 57 (534). pp. 29-35. (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:2891)

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Abstract

Headache accounts for up to a third of new specialist neurology appointments, although brain lesions are extremely rare and there is little difference in clinical severity of referred patients and those managed in primary care. This study examines influences on GPs' referral for headache in the absence of clinical indicators.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled keywords: doctor-patient relationship; headache; patient anxiety; referral; qualitative
Subjects: R Medicine > R Medicine (General)
H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
H Social Sciences > HM Sociology
Divisions: Divisions > Division for the Study of Law, Society and Social Justice > School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research > Centre for Health Services Studies
Funders: Medical Research Council (https://ror.org/03x94j517)
Depositing User: Paula Loader
Date Deposited: 22 May 2008 16:03 UTC
Last Modified: 12 Jul 2022 10:38 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/2891 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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Jenkins, Linda M..

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