Point-of-care testing in primary care: needs and attitudes of Irish GPs

Background: Studies outside of Ireland have demonstrated that GPs believe point-of-care tests (POCTs) are useful and would like to have more of these tests available in daily practice. This study establishes the views of Irish GPs on this topic for the first time and also explores GPs’ perceptions o...

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Main Authors: Laima Varzgaliene, Adrienne Heerey, Charlie Cox, Tomas McGuinness, Genevieve McGuire, Jochen WL Cals, Eamonn O'Shea, Maureen Kelly
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Royal College of General Practitioners 2017-11-01
Series:BJGP Open
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Online Access:https://bjgpopen.org/content/1/4/bjgpopen17X101229