Practicing dentistry in the age of telemedicine

Journal of the American Dental Association

Volumn 131, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 734-744

  Golder, Daniel T ^a   Brennan, Kathleen A ^a  

^a NONE

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; COMPUTER SECURITY; CONFIDENTIALITY; ETHICS; FORGERY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERNET; JURISPRUDENCE; LEGAL ASPECT; LICENSING; TELECONSULTATION; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

COMPUTER GRAPHICS; COMPUTER SECURITY; CONFIDENTIALITY; DENTIST'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; ETHICS; FRAUD; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERNET; JURISPRUDENCE; LICENSURE; REMOTE CONSULTATION; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034201631     PISSN: 00028177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.2000.0272     Document Type: Article

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