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Does Referral Letter Quality Influence Specialist Wait Times? a Cross-Sectional Study in South-West Nigeria

2026-03-10

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<title>Abstract</title> <p>Background Timely access is increasingly being recognized as a marker for quality in healthcare. Wait time from referral to first appointment at specialist clinics is one of the several delays encountered by patients in the care continuum, constituting a significant healthcare barrier. The referral letter, being the main communication channel between referring healthcare providers and...

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DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-8807481/v1

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