Do not assume that no news is good news: test result management and communication in primary care.

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

The trial behind it

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Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed.

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Corrections and comments

• Comment on
  Test result communication in primary care: a survey of current practice.2015
• Comment on
  Routine failures in the process for blood testing and the communication of results to patients in primary care in the UK: a qualitative exploration of patient and provider perspectives.2015

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Funding

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Abstract

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