A cluster randomised controlled trial evaluating the effectiveness of eHealth-supported patient recruitment in primary care research: The TRANSFoRm study protocol

Implementation Science

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Mastellos, Nikolaos ^a   Andreasson, Anna ^b   Huckvale, Kit ^a   Larsen, Mark ^a   Curcin, Vasa ^c   Car, Josip ^a   Agreus, Lars ^b   Delaney, Brendan ^c  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUROPE; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TELEMEDICINE;

EUROPE; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RESEARCH DESIGN; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84924174695     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17485908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13012-015-0207-3     Document Type: Article

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