Design and performance of a multi-centre randomised controlled trial andeconomic evaluation of joint tele-consultations [ISRCTN54264250]

BMC Family Practice

Volumn 3, Issue , 2002, Pages 1-8

  Wallace, Paul ^a   Haines, Andrew ^b   Harrison, Robert ^a   Barber, Julie A ^a,c   Thompson, Simon ^d   Roberts, Jennifer ^f   Jacklin, Paul B ^b   Lewis, Leo ^e   Wainwright, Paul ^e  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d MRC BIOSTATISTICS UNIT   (United Kingdom)

^e SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^f NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RURAL AREA; TELECOMMUNICATION; URBAN AREA; WELLBEING; ECONOMICS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; RURAL HEALTH CARE; STATISTICS; TELECONSULTATION; TELEMEDICINE;

ADULT; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT SELECTION; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REMOTE CONSULTATION; RESEARCH DESIGN; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; TELEMEDICINE; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 0005947604     PISSN: 14712296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2296-3-1     Document Type: Article

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