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Improving Access to Rheumatologists: Use and Benefits of an Electronic Consultation Service

Krista Rostom, C. Douglas Smith, Clare Liddy, Amir Afkham and Erin Keely
The Journal of Rheumatology January 2018, 45 (1) 137-140; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.161529
Krista Rostom
From the Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa; Division of Rheumatology, The Ottawa Hospital; Department of Family Medicine, University of Ottawa; C.T. Lamont Primary Health Care Research Centre, Bruyère Research Institute; Champlain Local Health Integration Network; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Clinic; Division of Endocrinology/Metabolism, Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
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vol. 45 no. 1 137-140
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.161529
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29093155

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The Journal of Rheumatology
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0315-162X
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1499-2752
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  • Accepted for publication August 16, 2017
  • Published online January 1, 2018.

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  1. Krista Rostom,
  2. C. Douglas Smith,
  3. Clare Liddy,
  4. Amir Afkham and
  5. Erin Keely⇑
  1. From the Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa; Division of Rheumatology, The Ottawa Hospital; Department of Family Medicine, University of Ottawa; C.T. Lamont Primary Health Care Research Centre, Bruyère Research Institute; Champlain Local Health Integration Network; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Clinic; Division of Endocrinology/Metabolism, Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
  2. K. Rostom, MD, Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa; C.D. Smith, MD, FRCPC, Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, and Division of Rheumatology, The Ottawa Hospital; C. Liddy, MD, MSc, CCFP, FCFPC, Department of Family Medicine, University of Ottawa, and C.T. Lamont Primary Health Care Research Centre, Bruyère Research Institute; A. Afkham, Champlain Local Health Integration Network; E. Keely, MD, FRCPC, Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Clinic, and Division of Endocrinology/Metabolism, Ottawa Hospital.
  1. Address correspondence to Dr. E. Keely, 1967 Riverside Dr., Rm 4-01, Ottawa, Ontario K1H 7W9, Canada. E-mail: ekeely{at}toh.on.ca

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