A randomised, controlled study of outcome and cost effectiveness for RA patients attending nurse-led rheumatology clinics: Study protocol of an ongoing nationwide multi-centre study

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 995-1001

  Ndosi, Mwidimi ^a   Lewis, Martyn ^b   Hale, Claire ^a,c   Quinn, Helen ^c   Ryan, Sarah ^d   Emery, Paul ^a,e   Bird, Howard ^a   Hill, Jackie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^d HAYWOOD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e LEEDS TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical nurse specialists; Economic evaluation; Nurse led care; Protocol; Randomised controlled trial; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM;

AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79960652054     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2011.01.010     Document Type: Article

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