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Meanings of referral and consultation in English

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Transfer of medical care for a patient from one clinician or clinic to another by request.

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Examples for "referral"
Examples for "referral"
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Long distances and late referral remain a challenge for this large country.
Pubmed
2
Possible referral bias due to inclusion of relatively high risk elderly patients.
Pubmed
3
Setting: The study used a referral center, institutional practice, and ambulatory patients.
Pubmed
4
The referral letter read: The family are not coping with the loss.
The Guardian
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Setting: Family practices and outpatient clinics at primary and secondary referral hospitals.
Pubmed