Descriptor English: | Referral and Consultation | ||||||
Descriptor Spanish: |
Derivación y Consulta
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Descriptor Portuguese: | Encaminhamento e Consulta | ||||||
Descriptor French: | Orientation vers un spécialiste | ||||||
Entry term(s): |
Consultation Consultation and Referral Consultations Gatekeeper, Health Service Gatekeepers, Health Service Health Service Gatekeeper Health Service Gatekeepers Hospital Referral Hospital Referrals Opinion, Second Opinions, Second Referral Referral, Hospital Referrals Referrals, Hospital Second Opinion Second Opinions |
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Tree number(s): |
N04.452.758.849 |
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RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012017 | ||||||
Scope note: | The practice of sending a patient to another program or practitioner for services or advice which the referring source is not prepared to provide. |
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Allowable Qualifiers: |
CL classification EC economics ES ethics HI history LJ legislation & jurisprudence OG organization & administration SN statistics & numerical data ST standards TD trends |
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Previous Indexing: |
Interprofessional Relations (1966-1967) |
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Public MeSH Note: | 68 |
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History Note: | 68 |
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Entry Version: | REFERRAL CONSULTATION |
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Related: |
Tertiary Care Centers
MeSH | ||||||
DeCS ID: | 12438 | ||||||
Unique ID: | D012017 | ||||||
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
Date Established: | 1968/01/01 | ||||||
Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
Revision Date: | 2012/07/03 |
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Referral and Consultation
- Preferred
Gatekeepers, Health Service
- Related but not broader or narrower
Referral
- Narrower
Second Opinion
- Related but not broader or narrower
Consultation
- Narrower
Hospital Referral
- Narrower
Concept UI |
M0018682 |
Scope note | The practice of sending a patient to another program or practitioner for services or advice which the referring source is not prepared to provide. |
Preferred term | Referral and Consultation |
Entry term(s) |
Consultation and Referral |
Concept UI |
M0018679 |
Preferred term | Gatekeepers, Health Service |
Entry term(s) |
Gatekeeper, Health Service Health Service Gatekeeper Health Service Gatekeepers |
Concept UI |
M0018681 |
Preferred term | Referral |
Entry term(s) |
Referrals |
Concept UI |
M0018683 |
Preferred term | Second Opinion |
Entry term(s) |
Opinion, Second Opinions, Second Second Opinions |
Concept UI |
M0018678 |
Preferred term | Consultation |
Entry term(s) |
Consultations |
Concept UI |
M0018680 |
Preferred term | Hospital Referral |
Entry term(s) |
Hospital Referrals Referral, Hospital Referrals, Hospital |
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