Aust Fam Physician
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The aim of this study was to determine the number and content of general practitioner referrals letters and telephone calls in 1000 consecutive patterns and assess the outcome for the referred patients. Communication between GPs and emergency medicine staff was of generally acceptable quality but could be improved in areas of letter content and call back to GPs by emergency medicine staff.
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The author presents practical guidelines for writing a variety of medical articles. Newer forms of exposition, for example, poster presentations, are also explored. Guidelines and checklists for common grammatical problems are included.
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In this series, items contributed by others with research interests are welcome. This month I summarise a report presented to the 1991 RACGP convention in Hobart by Dr Roger Strasser, Senior Lecturer in Community Medicine at Monash University.