Telemedicine and the delivery of health services to veterans with multiple sclerosis

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 265-282

  Hatzakis Jr , Michael ^a   Haselkorn, Jodie ^b   Williams, Rhonda ^b   Turner, Aaron ^b   Nichol, Paul ^b  

^a VA PUGET SOUND HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cost benefit analysis; Health services; MS; Multiple sclerosis; Review; Telemedicine; Translation; Veterans

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE; TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES;

PATIENT EDUCATION;

TELEMEDICINE;

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; SOLDIER; TELECOMMUNICATION;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES; VETERANS;

EID: 0038319043     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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