Preliminary assessment of the value and effect of expert consultation in telemedicine

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 190, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 466-470

  Demartines, Nicolas ^a   Mutter, Didier ^b   Marescaux, Jacques ^b   Harder, Felix ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ENDOCRINE SURGERY; GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SURGEON; SURGICAL TRAINING; TELECOMMUNICATION; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

DECISION MAKING; EVALUATION STUDIES; HUMANS; REMOTE CONSULTATION; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 0034111080     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1072-7515(99)00278-1     Document Type: Article

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