E-health and consultation rates for respiratory illnesses in infants: A randomised clinical trial in primary care

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 65, Issue 631, 2015, Pages e61-e68

  Van Der Gugten, Anne C ^a   Uiterwaal, Cuno S P M ^b   Verheij, Theo J M ^b   Van Der Ent, Cornelis K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Infant; Internet; Primary health care; Respiratory; Signs and symptoms

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; NETHERLANDS; ONLINE SYSTEM; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESIDENTIAL AREA; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; TELEHEALTH; ADULT; CLINICAL TRIAL; FOLLOW UP; INTERNET; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEWBORN; PROCEDURES; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TELECONSULTATION; UTILIZATION;

ADULT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERNET; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REMOTE CONSULTATION; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84921784912     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: 14785242     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp15X683485     Document Type: Article

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