Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 1992 Mar;10(1):42-6.
doi: 10.3109/02813439209014034.

Dutch general practitioners' management of patients with distal osteoarthritic symptoms

G H de Bock  1 , A A Kaptein, J D Mulder
Affiliations
Free article

Dutch general practitioners' management of patients with distal osteoarthritic symptoms

G H de Bock et al. Scand J Prim Health Care. 1992 Mar.
Free article

Abstract

Little is known about general practitioners' (GPs') policy with respect to patients with distal osteoarthritic symptoms. Therefore, the medical records of 196 patients with distal osteoarthritis were studied with respect to the GPs' management. In addition, 14 Dutch GPs' were interviewed on their management of patients with distal osteoarthritic symptoms. We found varying approaches with no consensus among GPs' and no relationship between their policies and GP, patient, or illness characteristics. We believe there is a need to develop a consensus on GPs' policy with respect to osteoarthritic patients, and to develop standards, based on research in general practice.

PubMed Disclaimer

Publication types

LinkOut - more resources