Telemedicine for new neurological outpatients: Putting a randomized controlled trial in the context of everyday practice

Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 270-273

  Chua, Richard ^a   Craig, John ^a   Esmonde, Thomas ^a   Wootton, Richard ^b   Patterson, Victor ^a  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD; TELECONSULTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGY; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); REMOTE CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0036355932     PISSN: 1357633X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1357633x0200800505     Document Type: Article

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