Screening fetal echocardiography by telemedicine: Efficacy and community acceptance

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 202-208

  Sharma, Sangeeta ^d   Parness, Ira A ^d   Kamenir, Steven A ^d   Ko, Helen ^d   Haddow, Susan ^a   Steinberg, L Gary ^b   Lai, Wyman W ^c  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Elmhurst Medical Center   (United States)

^c MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITY CONTROL; SCREENING; SIGNAL PROCESSING; TELECOMMUNICATION;

EID: 0347926137     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mje.2003.46     Document Type: Article

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