A cross-sectional survey and service evaluation of simple telehealth in primary care: What do patients think?

BMJ Open

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Cottrell, Elizabeth ^a   McMillan, Kate ^b   Chambers, Ruth ^c  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Furlong Medical Practice   (United Kingdom)

^c NHS Stoke on Trent Clinical Commissioning Group   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOANALYSIS; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FLORENCE SYSTEM; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CARE; TELEHEALTH; TELEPHONE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84870996641     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001392     Document Type: Article

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