TELEMAM: A cluster randomised trial to assess the use of telemedicine in multi-disciplinary breast cancer decision making

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 43, Issue 17, 2007, Pages 2506-2514

  Kunkler, I H ^a   Prescott, R J ^b   Lee, R J ^b   Brebner, J A ^c   Cairns, J A ^d   Fielding, R G ^e   Bowman, A ^a   Neades, G ^a   Walls, A D F ^f   Chetty, U ^a   Dixon, J M ^a   Smith, M E ^a   Gardner, T W ^a   Macnab, M ^a   Swann, S ^a   Maclean, J R ^g  

^a WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

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

^e CM Insight   (United Kingdom)

^f DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^g BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Telemedicine

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MAMMOGRAPHY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TELEMEDICINE; VIDEOCONFERENCING;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, DISTRICT; HUMANS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; RURAL HEALTH; SCOTLAND; TELEMEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 36148953553     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2007.08.026     Document Type: Article

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