Implementing global telemedicine: Experience with 1097 cases from the Middle East to the USA

Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare

Volumn 2, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1996, Pages 79-82

  Richardson, Ricky J ^a,d   Goldberg, Mark A ^b   Sharif, Hassan S ^a   Matthew, Duncan ^c  

^a WellCare Group   (France)

^b MD Dx   (United States)

^c KING FAHD ARMED FORCES HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

^d c/o WellCare SA ^*  (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SAUDI ARABIA; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

BOSTON; HUMANS; SAUDI ARABIA; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 0030310223     PISSN: 1357633X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/1357633961929376     Document Type: Article

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