Factors affecting general practitioners’ referrals of patients to hip and knee arthroplasty: a focus group study from Northern Norway

Abstract Background In Norway, patients have the right to choose their healthcare provider for elective specialized treatments, including the approximately 20,000 annual hip and knee arthroplasty surgeries. There is considerable regional variation in mobility – ‘patient leakage’ – out of a regional...

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Main Authors: Bodil H. Blix, Veronica Hovind, Tor Ingebrigtsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-05-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-025-12774-x
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