Effectiveness of point-of-care testing for therapeutic control of chronic conditions: results from the PoCT in General Practice Trial.

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Published in Med J Aust on June 01, 2009

Authors

Tanya K Bubner1, Caroline O Laurence, Angela Gialamas, Lisa N Yelland, Philip Ryan, Kristyn J Willson, Philip Tideman, Paul Worley, Justin J Beilby

Author Affiliations

1: Discipline of General Practice, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA.

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