Intervention Protocol

Email for clinical communication between patients/caregivers and healthcare professionals

  1. Helen Atherton1,
  2. Josip Car1,*,
  3. Barbara Meyer2

Editorial Group: Cochrane Consumers and Communication Group

Published Online: 8 JUL 2009

Assessed as up-to-date: 10 MAY 2009

DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD007978

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Atherton H, Car J, Meyer B. Email for clinical communication between patients/caregivers and healthcare professionals (Protocol). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2009, Issue 3. Art. No.: CD007978. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD007978.

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  1. 1

    Imperial College London, Department of Primary Care and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, London, UK

  2. 2

    NHS Education for Scotland, General Practice, Glasgow, UK

*Josip Car, Department of Primary Care and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, Reynolds Building, St Dunstans Road, London, W6 8RP, UK. josip.car@imperial.ac.uk.

Publication History

  1. Publication Status: Edited (no change to conclusions)
  2. Published Online: 8 JUL 2009

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This is the protocol for a review and there is no abstract. The objectives are as follows:

To assess the effects of healthcare professionals communicating with patients via email, when compared to other forms of communicating clinical information, on outcomes for health professionals, patients and carers, and health services, including harms.

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