Telerheumatology--diagnostic accuracy and acceptability to patient, specialist, and general practitioner.
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2001-10-11
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This study examines the diagnostic accuracy and acceptability of telemedicine in the field of rheumatology One hundred patients had a telephone and televisual consultation and the results were compared with a face to face consultation While the telephone consultations were often unsatisfactory the televisual consultations were highly accurate 97 and acceptable to patients general practitioners and specialists