To the Editor:
We thank Dr. Bernatsky and colleagues for sharing their work and insightful comments. As discussed in their letter, one of the commonly emerging themes from focus group discussions regarding timely rheumatologic referral is the value of communication between patient, referring physician, and rheumatologist. We believe our study highlights the fact that accurate communication is missing between primary care physicians and rheumatologists. How to best improve …
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