A study of a rural community's readiness for telehealth

Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 259-263

  Jennett, Penny ^a   Jackson, Andora ^a   Healy, Theresa ^b   Ho, Kendall ^c   Kazanjian, Arminee ^c   Woollard, Robert ^c   Haydt, Susan ^a   Bates, Joanna ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; DATA ANALYSIS; EDUCATION; GROUP DYNAMICS; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; ORGANIZATION; PHYSICIAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL POPULATION; TAPE RECORDER; TELECOMMUNICATION; TELEPHONE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNITY CARE; HEALTH; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC OPINION; RISK FACTOR; TELEMEDICINE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; PATIENTS; PUBLIC OPINION; RISK FACTORS; RURAL HEALTH; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 1542653266     PISSN: 1357633X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/135763303769211265     Document Type: Article

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