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Research Article

General practitioners’ reflections on referring: An asymmetric or non-dialogical process?

Olav ThorsenDepartment of Public Health and Primary Health Care, University of Bergen, Norway;Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger, NorwayCorrespondence[email protected]
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Miriam HartveitDepartment of Public Health and Primary Health Care, University of Bergen, Norway;Research Network of Integrated Care in Western Norway, Helse Fonna HF, Haugesund, Norway
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Anders BaerheimDepartment of Public Health and Primary Health Care, University of Bergen, Norway
Pages 241-246 | Received 02 Dec 2012, Accepted 30 Jun 2012, Published online: 10 Oct 2012

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