1.   The physicians were perplexed, as were the specialists to whom they referred their patients for treatment.

2.   The practice reiterated its concern about having the freedom to refer patients according to clinical need.

3.   This made a positive impression on those in a position to refer prospective patients.

4.   Patients are mostly referred to hospital by their general practitioners.

5.   The patient should be referred for tests immediately.

6.   How can doctors refer patients for treatment without examining them first?

7.   When a patient was referred with suspected connective tissue disease, a positive diagnosis was significantly more common in the presence of oesophageal symptoms.

8.   One hundred and fourteen patients were referred for the investigation of iron deficiency anaemia.

9.   The patient was referred to our hospital for further evaluation and treatment.

10.   Fifteen patients were referred to our endoscopic unit for the investigation of epigastric pain, sometimes associated with acute bleeding or anaemia.