Reducing referrals in primary care through specialist-supported telehealth: quasi-experimental evidence from Northeast Brazil.

Padilha FVQ, de Araújo FAS, Ikawa JNR, Chagas MEV, Kops NL, Hahne FS, Balan VO

DOI: 10.3389/fdgth.2026.1890968
Published: 2026
Container: Frontiers in digital health
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@article{allodium:10.3389/fdgth.2026.1890968,
  title = {Reducing referrals in primary care through specialist-supported telehealth: quasi-experimental evidence from Northeast Brazil.},
  author = {Padilha FVQ and de Araújo FAS and Ikawa JNR and Chagas MEV and Kops NL and Hahne FS and Balan VO},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Frontiers in digital health},
  doi = {10.3389/fdgth.2026.1890968},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.3389/fdgth.2026.1890968}
}

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AU  - Hahne FS
AU  - Balan VO
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JO  - Frontiers in digital health
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FVQ, P., FAS, D. A., JNR, I., MEV, C., NL, K., FS, H., & VO, B. (2026). Reducing referrals in primary care through specialist-supported telehealth: quasi-experimental evidence from Northeast Brazil.. Frontiers in digital health. https://doi.org/10.3389/fdgth.2026.1890968

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