A telemedicine system as a care modality for dementia patients in Korea

Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 94-101

  Lee, Jung H ^a   Kim, Ju H ^c   Jhoo, Jin H ^a,b   Lee, Kang U ^a,b   Kim, Ki W ^a,b   Lee, Dong Y ^a,b   Woo, Jong I ^a,b  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Care system; Clinical outcome; Dementia; Reliability; Telemedicine

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; DEMENTIA; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; KOREA; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SYMPTOM; TELECOMMUNICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; KOREA; MALE; NURSING HOMES; PATIENT SATISFACTION; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 0034125831     PISSN: 08930341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002093-200004000-00007     Document Type: Article

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