The socio-economic impact of telehealth: A systematic review

Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 311-320

  Jennett, P A ^a   Affleck Hall, L ^a   Hailey, D ^b   Ohinmaa, A ^b   Anderson, C ^c   Thomas, R ^a   Young, B ^d   Lorenzetti, D ^a   Scott, R E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c C A Consulting   (Canada)

^d MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TELECOMMUNICATION; ECONOMICS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHICS; PATIENT ATTITUDE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TELEMEDICINE;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 1542648312     PISSN: 1357633X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/135763303771005207     Document Type: Review

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