Telemedicine: A pilot study in nursing home residents

Gerontology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 82-87

  Hui, Elsie ^a   Woo, Jean ^b   Hjelm, Magnus ^b   Zhang, Y T ^b   Tsui, H T ^b  

^a SHATIN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Elderly; Nursing home; Outreach; Telemedicine

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ELDERLY CARE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL SERVICE; NURSING HOME; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TELECOMMUNICATION;

AGED; EFFICIENCY; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; NURSING HOMES; PILOT PROJECTS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 0035089182     PISSN: 0304324X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000052778     Document Type: Article

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