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Meyer B, Atherton H, Sawmynaden P, et al. Email for communicating results of diagnostic medical investigations to patients. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2012. doi:10.1002/14651858.cd007980.pub2.
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October 10, 2012
Meyer B, Atherton H, Sawmynaden P, et al. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2012.
Although direct communication of results to patients via email has been proposed as a strategy to prevent failure to follow up on test results, this systematic review did not find any controlled studies evaluating the effectiveness of this approach.
