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With a conventional intake procedure and with a modification which included asking parents of prospective patients of an adolescent clinic to complete a history form prior to the patient's first visit, patients whose previous source of medical care was nonspecific used significantly less care than those patients accustomed to obtaining care from a specific source. Rearrangement of the intake process to include a preliminary interview with parents was associated with elimination of this difference. Furthermore, the data generated by the preliminary history form filled out at home did not prove to be clinically helpful. It would seem wise, therefore, to offer the assistance of an interview to parents of those adolescents whose medical care during the preceding five years was obtained from multiple sources or none at all. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Three referral patterns in a comprehensive health care delivery program are described and analyzed. Findings are discussed and interpreted. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]