Cost analysis of nurse telephone consultation in out of hours primary care: evidence from a randomised controlled trial.

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Published in BMJ on April 15, 2000

Authors

V Lattimer1, F Sassi, S George, M Moore, J Turnbull, M Mullee, H Smith

Author Affiliations

1: Health Care Research Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton SO16 6YD.

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