Comparing hospital and telephone follow-up after treatment for breast cancer: randomised equivalence trial

Beaver, Kinta; Tysver-Robinson, D.; Campbell, Malcolm; Twomey, M.; Williamson, Susan; Hindley, Andrew; Susnerwala, S.; Dunn, Graham; Luker, Karen

doi:10.1136/bmj.a3147

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Comparing hospital and telephone follow-up after treatment for breast cancer: randomised equivalence trial

Published in BMJ • Jan 14, 2009

Authors:

Kinta Beaver

D. Tysver-Robinson

Malcolm Campbell

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To compare traditional hospital follow-up with telephone follow-up by specialist nurses after treatment for breast cancer. DESIGN: A two centre randomised equivalence trial in which women remained in the study for a mean of 24 months. SETTING: Outpatient clinics in two NHS hospital trusts...

Subject

Medicine

Breast cancer

Randomized controlled trial

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