A child and adolescent psychiatric outreach service for rural New South Wales: A telemedicine pilot study

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 525-529

  Dossetor, D R ^a,c   Nunn, K P ^a   Fairley, M ^a   Eggleton, D ^b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^b Macquarie Area Mental Hlth Service   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Child; Psychiatry; Rural; Telemedicine; Videoconferencing

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; TELECOMMUNICATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; NEW SOUTH WALES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REMOTE CONSULTATION; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 0032702251     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1754.1999.00410.x     Document Type: Article

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