GP-support by means of AGnES-practice assistants and the use of telecare devices in a sparsely populated region in Northern Germany – proof of concept

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In many rural regions in Germany, the proportion of the elderly population increases rapidly. Simultaneously, about one-third of the presently active GPs will retire until 2010. Often it is difficult to find successors for vacant GP-...

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Main Authors: Scriba Sibylle, Heymann Romy, Meinke Claudia, Fiß Thomas, Berg Neeltje, Hoffmann Wolfgang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-06-01
Series:BMC Family Practice
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2296/10/44