CME program directors should determine what physicians need to learn, should reach out to nonparticipating physicians, and should focus on relevant problem areas. These problem areas should be ones in which it is possible to make changes, particularly in patient health care outcomes.
This study was made to identify factors which influence the results of referrals from a school health program in the Los Angeles City School System. The result is a detailed analysis of socioeconomic, attitudinal, and notification factors influencing the outcome of referrals. The Interview Schedule was based upon that used in the preceding paper by Gabrielson and his colleagues, and the two studies should be compared.
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