Home telemonitoring for patients with severe respiratory illness: The Italian experience

Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 67-71

  Maiolo, Carmela ^a,b   Mohamed, Ehab I ^b,c   Fiorani, Cesare M ^a   De Lorenzo, Antonino ^b,d  

^a Division of Respiratory Diseases   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^c ALEXANDRIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ITALY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RECORD; OXYGEN SATURATION; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; TELECOMMUNICATION; AGED; AMBULATORY MONITORING; BREATHING DISORDER; ECONOMICS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; STANDARD; TELECONSULTATION;

OXYGEN;

AGED; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; ITALY; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; OXYGEN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; REMOTE CONSULTATION; RESPIRATION DISORDERS;

EID: 0038681885     PISSN: 1357633X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/135763303321327902     Document Type: Article

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