Use of telemedicine to provide pediatric critical care inpatient consultations to underserved rural Northern California

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 144, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 375-380

  Marcin, James P ^a   Nesbitt, Thomas S ^b   Kallas, Harry J ^b   Struve, Steven N ^b   Traugott, Craig A ^b   Dimand, Robert J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MORTALITY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RURAL AREA; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TELECOMMUNICATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1542721033     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2003.12.017     Document Type: Article

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