PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - C. J. Durkin AU - A. Edwards TI - Referral letters from general practitioners DP - 1975 Jul 01 TA - The Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners PG - 532--536 VI - 25 IP - 156 4099 - http://bjgp.org/content/25/156/532.short 4100 - http://bjgp.org/content/25/156/532.full SO - J R Coll Gen Pract1975 Jul 01; 25 AB - If continuity of care is to be preserved, then the process by which a patient is referred to hospital is important. We have analysed a series of letters of referral from general practitioners with special reference to the diagnoses made and the inclusion of a relevant history.