Collocations for "referral"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "referral" in context.
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referral
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- [patient, case, client] referrals
- [medical, legal, scholar] referral
- need a referral [for, to]
- my doctor gave me a referral [for]
- [warrants, needs, requires] referral
- [submit, ask, apply] for a referral
- [received, treated, handled] by referral
- a referral from the [doctor, medic, medical center, psychiatrist]
- a referral to a [specialist, surgeon, clinic, review]
- referral for [evaluation, examination, treatment]
- [a rise, a drop, an increase] in referrals
'referral' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):