Theory and applications of telemedicine

Journal of Medical Systems

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 199-220

  Güler, Nihal Fatma ^a   Übeyli, Elif Derya ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Applications of telemedicine; Challenges to telemedicine; Information technologies; Remote sensing; Telecommunication; Telemedicine; Telemedicine infrastructure

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION SCIENCE; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REMOTE SENSING; REVIEW; TELECOMMUNICATION; THEORY; COMPUTER INTERFACE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; INTERNET; METHODOLOGY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; TELEMEDICINE; TELEMETRY;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HUMANS; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; INTERNET; MEDICAL INFORMATICS APPLICATIONS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; TELECOMMUNICATIONS; TELEMEDICINE; TELEMETRY; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 0036615821     PISSN: 01485598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1015010316958     Document Type: Review

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