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Noun Concept
Categories: Medicine stubs, General practice
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referral  Doctor's referral  Doctors referral  Patient referral  physician referral
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A recommendation to consult the (professional) person or group to whom one has been referred WordNet 3.0
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medicine
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A recommendation to consult the (professional) person or group to whom one has been referred WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
In medicine, referral is the transfer of care for a patient from one clinician or clinic to another by request. Wikipedia
Transfer of medical care for a patient from one clinician or clinic to another by request Wikidata
The act or process of transferring someone or something to another, of sending by reference, or referring. Wiktionary
Act or process of transferring. Wiktionary (translation)
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The insurance company says that you need a written referral from your physician before seeing a specialist WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
The insurance company insists I get a referral from my regular doctor. I can't just go to the specialist; a GP has got to refer me. Wiktionary
IS A
recommendation
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HAS KIND
physician self-referral
Open Referral
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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referral
Wikipedia
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referral (medicine)
Wikidata
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referral
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referral
Wikipedia Redirections
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Doctor's referral, Doctors referral, Patient referral, physician referral, Provider referral
Wikidata Alias
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referral and consultation

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