A cost comparison of telepathology and a visiting pathologist service

Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 200-203

  Moser, Patrizia L ^a   Stadlmann, Sylvia ^a   Heinzle, Günther ^a   Pollheimer, Jürgen ^a   Mikuz, Gregor ^a   Sögner, Peter ^a   Lorenz, Ingo H ^a   Kolbitsch, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; FROZEN SECTION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MEDICAL SERVICE; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; PATHOLOGIST; TELECOMMUNICATION; AUSTRIA; ECONOMICS; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; PILOT STUDY; ROBOTICS; RURAL HEALTH CARE; TELEPATHOLOGY; WORKLOAD;

AUSTRIA; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FROZEN SECTIONS; HUMANS; PATHOLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; PILOT PROJECTS; ROBOTICS; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; TELEPATHOLOGY; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0642312208     PISSN: 1357633X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/135763303322225517     Document Type: Article

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