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[Uneven quality of referrals for lower urinary tract symptoms in men]
Hans Hedelin1, Niklas Johansson, Peter Ströberg
1Urologkliniken, Kärnsjukhuset, Skövde. hans.hedelin@vgregion.se
Lakartidningen
|May 22, 2003
Abstract:
Referrals (N = 126) for LUTS (lower urinary tract symptoms) in men over 40 years of age were scrutinized. Descriptions regarding symptom duration, type and intensity were unsatisfactory in 25% of the forms. Not a single work-up prior to referral was completed in accordance with the established protocol. One quarter of the men had previously been referred for LUTS.