The potential impact of home telecare on clinical practice

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 171, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 518-521

  Celler, Branko G ^a   Lovell, Nigel H ^a   Chan, Daniel K Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COST CONTROL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH STATUS; HOME CARE; HOME MONITORING; HUMAN; MALE; REVIEW; TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0033571137     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1999.tb123782.x     Document Type: Review

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