Referral (medicine)
In medicine, referral is the transfer of care for a patient from one clinician or clinic to another by request.[1][2]
secondary medical care
personnel.
In the field of
sexually transmitted diseases
(STDs), referral also means the informing of a partner of a patient diagnosed STD of the potential exposure. Patient referral is where patients directly inform their partners of their exposure to infection. An alternative is provider referral, where trained health department personnel locate partners on the basis of
the names, descriptions, and addresses provided by the patient to inform the partner.[3]
See also
References
- ^ García Olmos L, Gervas Camacho J, Otero A, Pérez Fernández M. La demanda derivada: un estudio de la relación entre médico generales y especialistas. Rev San Hig Púb. 1994; 68(2):267-78.
- PMID 29970396.
- ^ Sexually Transmitted Diseases Treatment Guidelines, 2006 CDC. August 4, 2006 / 55(RR11);1-94
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