Using an automated recruitment process to generate an unbiased study sample of multiple sclerosis patients

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 63-68

  Miller, Deborah M ^a   Fox, R ^a   Atreja, A ^a   Moore, S ^b   Lee, J C ^a   Fu, A Z ^a   Jain, A ^a   Saupe, W ^a   Chakraborty, S ^a   Stadtler, M ^a   Rudick, R A ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

E health; Mellen Center Care On line; Multiple sclerosis; Self management; Telehealth

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIAL INSURANCE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED TRIAL; DYNAMIC POTENTIAL; EHEALTH; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PERSONAL HEALTH; RECRUITMENT PROCESS; SELECTION PROCESS; SELF MANAGEMENT; STUDY SAMPLES; TELEHEALTH;

AUTOMATION; COCHANNEL INTERFERENCE; HEALTH; LAKES; MEDICAL COMPUTING;

EMPLOYMENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERNET; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PATIENT SELECTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; TELEMEDICINE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; CONSENT FORMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PATIENT SELECTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 76349092914     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: 15563669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2009.0078     Document Type: Article

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