Telemedicine consultation for patients with upper extremity disorders is reliable

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 435, Issue , 2005, Pages 250-257

  Abboud, Joseph A ^a,b   Bozentka, David J ^a   Beredjiklian, Pedro K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARM DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONSULTATION; FEMALE; HAND SURGERY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; TELECOMMUNICATION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 20444405300     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.blo.0000155009.77961.5c     Document Type: Article

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