@article {Gr{\"u}neberg224, author = {R. N. Gr{\"u}neberg and J. D. M. Richards}, title = {Domiciliary visits by pathologists: an evaluation}, volume = {30}, number = {213}, pages = {224--227}, year = {1980}, publisher = {Royal College of General Practitioners}, abstract = {Domiciliary visits by pathologists may confer benefits of various kinds: enabling many illnesses to be managed safely at home rather than by admission to hospital or attendance at the outpatient department; reassurance of patients, relatives, and family practitioners; the mutual education of family practitioners and pathologists; and the improvement of outcome of disease by early investigation. An analysis of the financially definable costs and benefits of 1,182 domiciliary visits by two pathologists during an eight-year period shows that the savings are much greater than the costs.}, issn = {0035-8797}, URL = {https://bjgp.org/content/30/213/224}, eprint = {https://bjgp.org/content/30/213/224.full.pdf}, journal = {British Journal of General Practice} }