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Review
. 2005 Mar 19;330(7492):651-3.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7492.651.

Role of specialists in common chronic diseases

Linda Gask  1
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Review

Role of specialists in common chronic diseases

Linda Gask. BMJ. .

Abstract

Consultant care is currently available to only a small proportion of people with chronic illness. How can we enable many more people to benefit from specialist expertise?

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Many US managed care programmes use specialists as part of the primary care team Credit: AP PHOTO/MONTY DAVIS
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