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. 1998 Oct 17;317(7165):1054–1059. doi: 10.1136/bmj.317.7165.1054

Table 4.

Management outcome of calls during trial by trial group. Values are numbers (percentages) of calls

Management outcome Control group (n=7308) Intervention group (n=7184)
Calls managed with nurse telephone advice NA 3581 (50)
Calls managed with telephone advice from GP 3629 (50) 1109 (15)
Patient attended primary care centre 1934 (26) 1177 (16)
Patient visited at home by duty GP 1745 (24) 1317 (18)

NA=not applicable. GP=general practitioner.