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Cowen M, Zodet M. Methods for analyzing referral patterns. Journal of General Internal Medicine. August 1999;14(8):474-480.

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Escarce JJ. Kapur K. Joyce GF. Van Vorst KA. Medical care expenditures under gatekeeper and point-of-service arrangements. Health Services Research. Dec. 2001;36(6 Pt 1):1037-57.

Forrest C, Reid R. Prevalence of health problems and primary care physicians' specialty referral decisions. Journal of the American Board of Family Practice. May 2001;50(5):427-432.

Forrest CB, Glade GB, Baker AE, Bocian AB, Kang M, Starfield B. The pediatric primary-specialty care interface. Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine 1999;153(7):705-714.

Forrest CB, Nutting PAS, Starfield B, et al. Family physicians' referral decisions. Results from the ASPN Referral Study. Journal of Family Practice. March 2002; 51(3):215-222. http://www.jfponline.com/content/2002/03/jfp_0302_00215.asp

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Glade GB. Forrest CB. Starfield B. Baker AE. Bocian AB. Wasserman RC. Specialty referrals made during telephone conversations with parents: a study from the pediatric research in office settings network. Ambulatory Pediatrics. 2002 Mar-Apr;2(2):93-8.

Grembowski DE. Martin D. Diehr P. Patrick DL. Williams B. Novak L. Deyo R. Katon W. Dickstein D. Engelberg R. Goldberg H. Managed care, access to specialists, and outcomes among primary care patients with pain. Health Services Research. February 2003; 38(1 Pt 1):1-19.

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Lin CT, Albertson G, Price D, et al. Patient desire and reasons for specialist referral in a gatekeeper-model managed care plan. American Journal of Managed Care. June 2000;6(6):669-78.

Murray M. Reducing waits and delays in the referral process. Family Practice Management. March 2002;9(3):39-42. http://www.aafp.org/fpm/20020300/

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Norbut M. You schmooze, you lose: How to win referrals and influence doctors. American Medical News. Feb 3, 2003.
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Reichman S. The generalist's patient and the subspecialist. American Journal of Managed Care. Jan. 2002;8(1):79-82.

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