The Need for Economic Evaluation of Telemedicine to Evolve: The Experience in Alberta, Canada

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 71-76

  Hailey, David ^a,b   Jennett, Penny ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b University of Calgary ^*  (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMICS; PATIENT REHABILITATION; RADIOLOGY; TELEMEDICINE;

ANALYTIC RESOURCES; ECONOMIC EVALUATION;

HEALTH CARE;

ARTICLE; CANADA; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TELECOMMUNICATION;

EID: 1842632173     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/153056204773644607     Document Type: Article

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