A review of telemedicine and asthma

Disease Management and Health Outcomes

Volumn 11, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 557-563

  Wainwright, Claire ^a   Wootton, Richard ^a,b,c  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY WARD; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HOME MONITORING; HUMAN; JAPAN; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; NURSE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PILOT STUDY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW; SPIROMETRY; TELECOMMUNICATION; TELEPHONE;

EID: 0141761505     PISSN: 11738790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00115677-200311090-00003     Document Type: Review

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