Scottish automated follow-up register for thyroid disease: four years' experience in Glasgow.
Four years of experience in Glasgow with an automated follow-up system for thyroid disease developed initially in a low-density population area has confirmed that the approach is a successful, practical, and exportable method of sharing long-term patient management between general practitioners and a hospital specialist clinic.
D001294:Attitude to Health; D003201:Computers; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D005194:Family Practice; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D011383:Progressive Patient Care; D012042:Registries; D012606:Scotland; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013959:Thyroid Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D013960:Thyroid Function Tests