Telephone consultations

Affiliations

Review

Josip Car et al. BMJ. 2003.

. 2003 May 3;326(7396):966-9.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.326.7396.966.

¹ Department of Primary Health Care and General Practice, Imperial College, London SW7 2AZ. josip.car@imperial.ac.uk

No abstract available

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Telephone consultation requires appropriate training.
Higgs R, Blache G, Peters M, Armstrong E, Jessopp L. Higgs R, et al. BMJ. 2003 Jul 5;327(7405):53. doi: 10.1136/bmj.327.7405.53. BMJ. 2003. PMID: 12842969 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
Telephone consultations are routinely used.
Jiwa M, Mathers N. Jiwa M, et al. BMJ. 2003 Aug 9;327(7410):345. doi: 10.1136/bmj.327.7410.345. BMJ. 2003. PMID: 12907512 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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