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What evidence for telehealth?
Daily contact with a nurse may be more important than high tech telecare
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BMJ
2012;344:e875
- General practice / family medicine
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- Nicholas J Sharvill, general practitioner1
- 1Balmoral Surgery, Deal CT14 7EQ, UK
- john.sharvill{at}nhs.net
My practice took part in the trials of telehealth and telecare mentioned by McCartney,1 and I too saw no hard evidence, just …
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