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Research Article

Gatekeeping and referrals to cardiologists: General practitioners’ views on interactive communications

Steinar BjornssonEfstaleiti Primary Health Care Centre, Reykjavik, Iceland;Department of Family Medicine, University of Iceland and Centre of Development, Health Care Centre of the Capital Area Thönglabakka 1, Reykjavik, IcelandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Johann A. SigurdssonDepartment of Family Medicine, University of Iceland and Centre of Development, Health Care Centre of the Capital Area Thönglabakka 1, Reykjavik, Iceland
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Alma Eir SvavarsdottirEfstaleiti Primary Health Care Centre, Reykjavik, Iceland
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Gunnar Helgi GudmundssonEfstaleiti Primary Health Care Centre, Reykjavik, Iceland
Pages 79-82 | Received 07 May 2012, Accepted 28 Jan 2013, Published online: 23 Apr 2013

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