Telepsychiatry: Why do it?

Psychiatric Annals

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 394-401

  Rothchild, Ellen ^a,b,c,d  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

^c LOUIS STOKES CLEVELAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

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EID: 0033424784     PISSN: 00485713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/0048-5713-19990701-06     Document Type: Article

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