Telemedicine and developing countries - Successful implementation will require a shared approach

Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare

Volumn 7, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2001, Pages 1-6

  Wootton, Richard ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FORECASTING; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RESEARCH; REVIEW; TELEMEDICINE;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FORECASTING; HUMANS; RESEARCH; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 0035232865     PISSN: 1357633X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/1357633011936589     Document Type: Article

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