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How to develop a sustainable telemedicine service? A Pediatric Telecardiology Service 20 years on – an exploratory study

  • Autores: Maia M, Castela E, Pires A, Lapão LV
  • Ano de Publicação: 2019
  • Journal: BMC Health Services Research
  • Link: https://bmchealthservres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12913-019-4511-5

Background Telemedicine services are promoting more access to healthcare. Portugal was an early adopter of telemedicine to overcome both its geological barriers and the shortage of healthcare professionals. The Pediatric Cardiology Service (PCS) at Coimbra University Hospital Centre (CHUC) has been using telemedicine to increase access and coverage since 1998. Their Pediatric Telecardiology Service has […]
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Sample size for estimating a binomial proportion: comparison of different methods.

  • Autores: Gonçalves L, Pascoal C, Pires A, Rosario de Oliveira M
  • Journal: Journal of Applied Statistics
  • Link: https://apps.webofknowledge.com/full_record.do?product=UA&search_mode=GeneralSearch&qid=7&SID=T1zdDDEYC1eBxhDSCne&page=1&doc=2

The poor performance of the Wald method for constructing confidence intervals (CIs) for a binomial proportion has been demonstrated in a vast literature. The related problem of sample size determination needs to be updated and comparative studies are essential to understanding the performance of alternative methods.
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