Referral Patterns
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25. Diabetic retinopathy and its relation to type of diabetes: review of a retinal clinic population.
A detailed survey was performed of 100 consecutive diabetic patients with severe retinopathy referred to a retinal clinic. They were classified as having either type 1 (insulin-dependent) or type 2 (noninsulin-dependent) diabetes. There were significant associations between an initial diagnosis of maculopathy. There was a significant association between male
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26. Patient Population of a Referral Medical Center
An analysis has been made of the patient population attending North Carolina Memorial Hospital (NCMH), primarily a referral center, in a nine-week period, with particular attention paid to county of residence of patients and to the type of care being obtained (consultative or continuing). Patients' use of NCMH, in relation to the population of their county o
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27. Expanding the frame of health services research in the drug abuse field.
OBJECTIVE. This article examines the distribution of heavy drug users across health and social service agencies in a community, and ways in which organizational and social policy factors influence pathways to services. DATA SOURCES/STUDY SETTING. Data are from the Community Epidemiology Laboratory, a project that includes comparable surveys of a wide variety
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28. Evolution of an Endemic Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Population in an Australian Hospital from 1967 to 1996
The evolution over 30 years of a population of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) from a tertiary referral hospital was studied by phylogenetic analysis of SmaI-generated restriction fragment length polymorphisms (RFLPs). The results suggest that a new clone of MRSA appeared at the hospital in the early 1980s, which, although usually retainin
American Society for Microbiology.
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29. Referral patterns and diagnosis in presenile Alzheimer's disease: implications for general practice.
BACKGROUND: Presenile dementia of alzheimer type is a rare condition, and a report drawn from a large population may be useful to general practitioners. AIM: A study was undertaken in the Northern Regional Health Authority area to investigate general practitioner referral practice, hospital investigations and diagnosis in cases of presenile alzheimers diseas
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30. Comparative study of chest pain characteristics in patients with normal and abnormal coronary angiograms.
OBJECTIVE: To improve the characterisation of chest pain by comparing symptoms in patients with normal and abnormal coronary angiograms. STUDY DESIGN: Prospective case-control study. SETTING: Single tertiary cardiac referral centre. PATIENTS: 65 consecutive patients with chest pain and completely normal coronary angiograms recruited over a period of one year
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31. Random amplified polymorphic DNA typing versus pulsed-field gel electrophoresis for epidemiological typing of vancomycin-resistant enterococci.
Sixty vancomycin-resistant vanA mutant Enterococcus faecium (VRE) isolates, collected during a 40-month period from 48 patients hospitalized in a French Cancer Referral Center, were typed by using random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD), and the results were compared with those previously obtained by typing with SmaI pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE),
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32. The chronically symptomatic vulva: prevalence in primary health care.
OBJECTIVES: To examine within the primary health care setting, the frequency of chronic vulval disorders, their frequency, investigation, management and referral patterns. METHODS: A questionnaire based survey at general practitioners surrounding a district general hospital. RESULTS: A total of 79 (72%) GPs replied to the questionnaire. Thirty-six (45%) GPs
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33. Seasonal variations in the process of care in urban general practice.
Using data collected for a study of the process of care in a large urban area, the opportunity was taken to examine seasonal variations in consultation patterns. While overall numbers of consultations varied month by month, no seasonal pattern was found. The ratio between patient and doctor-initiated contacts remained stable throughout the year, as did the a
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34. Primary hip and knee replacement surgery: Ontario criteria for case selection and surgical priority.
OBJECTIVES--To develop, from simple clinical factors, criteria to identify appropriate patients for referral to a surgeon for consideration for arthroplasty, and to rank them in the queue once surgery is agreed. DESIGN--Delphi process, with a panel including orthopaedic surgeons, rheumatologists, general practitioners, epidemiologists, and physiotherapists,
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35. Colonization of newly arrived house staff by virulent staphylococcal phage types endemic to a hospital environment.
The acquisition of hospital strains of Staphylococcus aureus by new house officers was studied in an 800-bed referral hospital over a 1-year period. S. aureus isolates, including three strains with characteristic phage patterns that had previously been documented to cause disease in patients and colonize hospital personnel, were recovered from the anterior n
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36. Controlled comparison of the characteristics of patients with panic disorder.
BACKGROUND. Increased general practice attendance rates have been associated with the diagnosis of mental illness but panic disorder has not been specifically investigated in this respect. In addition, studies have failed adequately to assess type and frequency of secondary care referral and patterns of psychotropic prescription in patients with panic disord