Telemedicine: A new dimension in the practice of medicine

Disease-a-Month

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 197-262

  Zajtchuk, Russ ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i}   Gilbert, Gary R ^a,c,f,g,j,k  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c U S ARMY   (United States)

^d Army Medical Department Center and School   (United States)

^e BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f U S ARMY MEDICAL RESEARCH AND MATERIEL COMMAND   (United States)

^g US Army Med Res Materiel Command ^*

^h WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

ⁱ UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^j Donetsk R and D Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedics   (Ukraine)

^k UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; REVIEW; TELECOMMUNICATION; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; LICENSING; MEDICARE; MEDICINE; MILITARY MEDICINE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REIMBURSEMENT; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

HUMANS; LICENSURE; MEDICARE; MILITARY MEDICINE; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033067667     PISSN: 00115029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0011-5029(99)90009-3     Document Type: Review

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