PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - P Leggett
AU  - L Graham
AU  - K Steele
AU  - A Gilliland
AU  - M Stevenson
AU  - D O'Reilly
AU  - R Wootton
AU  - A Taggart
TI  - Telerheumatology--diagnostic accuracy and acceptability to patient, specialist, and general practitioner.
DP  - 2001 Sep 01
TA  - British Journal of General Practice
PG  - 746--748
VI  - 51
IP  - 470
4099  - http://bjgp.org/content/51/470/746.short
4100  - http://bjgp.org/content/51/470/746.full
SO  - Br J Gen Pract2001 Sep 01; 51
AB  - 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.