In some countries, they called people; where phone use was less widespread, they visited interviewees one by one.
It will also mean, with some investment in the technology, that home monitoring or telemonitoring can become more widespread, saving hospital visits, lengthy journeys and, of course, money.
+ Early in the week, Roman officials covered up nude statues in anticipation of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani's visit; widespread criticism of the city's censorship followed.
Due to the practical limitations (time to visit widespread geographical locations simultaneously) of the current study, the detailed pain questions were only asked of patients who had a PU and therefore has been reported separately.
Several times in recent years, when widespread Chinese anger over visits to Yasukuni or other controversial Japanese actions has been further fanned by heated rhetoric from officials and state-run media, large protests have taken place at Japan's embassy in eastern Beijing.
The archbishop, who was schooled by Catholic monks in Athens, made a historic visit to the Vatican last year, meeting Pope Benedict XVI, despite widespread opposition to his visit from conservative adherents of the Orthodox faith.
The most severe conditions are in Unity state, where a team of food security experts found a risk of "widespread catastrophe" during a visit late last year.
However, he is also facing widespread criticism for not visiting the region sooner, our correspondent adds.
Amid widespread media attention, their visit was one of the band's most productive periods.
Most telling was Bush's response to the shoe-throwing incident, when he wondered out loud what the fellow's "cause" might be, ignoring the widespread death and destruction visited on the Iraq people in the wake of the American invasion.
