Mobile health school screening and telemedicine referral to improve access to specialty care in rural Alaska: a cluster- randomised controlled trial

• Main Authors: Susan D Emmett, MD (Author), Alyssa Platt, MA (Author), Elizabeth L Turner, PhD (Author), Joseph J Gallo, ProfMD (Author), Alain B Labrique, ProfPhD (Author), S Meade Inglis, BA (Author), Cole D Jenson, BA (Author), Heather E Parnell, MSW (Author), Nae-Yuh Wang, ProfPhD (Author), Kelli L Hicks, MD (Author), Joseph R Egger, PhD (Author), Peter F Halpin, PhD (Author), Michael Yong, MD (Author), Jeromie Ballreich, PhD (Author), Samantha Kleindienst Robler, PhD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2022-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary: Background: School-based programmes, including hearing screening, provide essential preventive services for rural children. However, minimal evidence on screening methodologies, loss to follow-up, and scarcity of specialists for subsequent care compound rural health disparities. We hypothes...