Getting into telemedicine: Information for physicians

Geriatrics and Aging

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 67-71

  McCracken, Peter N ^a   Rolfson, Darryl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Medical education; Research; Telehealth geriatrics; Telemedicine

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERNET; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; STANDARDIZATION; TELECOMMUNICATION;

EID: 17344366491     PISSN: 14888408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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