Effect of remote internet follow-up on postradiotherapy compliance among patients with esophageal cancer: A randomized controlled study

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 923-929

  Wang, Ping ^a,b   Yang, Lin ^b   Hua, Zhongsheng ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^b ANHUI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

compliance; esophageal cancer; follow up; radiotherapy; remote Internet; telemedicine

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; RADIOTHERAPY; TELEMEDICINE;

COMPLIANCE; CONTROL GROUPS; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; ESOPHAGEAL CANCER; FAST METHODS; FOLLOW UP; REDUCTION RATE; TREATMENT EFFECTS;

DISEASES;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TELEMEDICINE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84947216114     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: 15563669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2014.0237     Document Type: Article

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