On-site investigation of the early phase of bhutan health telematics project

Journal of Medical Systems

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 67-77

  Zhao, Yongguo ^a   Nakajima, Isao ^a   Juzoji, Hiroshi ^a  

^a TOKAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Health telematics; Medical informatics; Primary care; Rural telecommunications; Telemedicine; Teleradiology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BHUTAN; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RURAL HEALTH CARE; TELECOMMUNICATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PILOT STUDY; TELEMEDICINE;

BHUTAN; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HOSPITALS, RURAL; HUMANS; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; PILOT PROJECTS; TELECOMMUNICATIONS; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 0036479750     PISSN: 01485598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1013047121814     Document Type: Article

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