Clinical outcomes associated with telemedicine/telehealth

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 329-347

  Heinzelmann, Paul J ^a   Williams, Christy M ^a   Lugn, Nancy E ^a   Kvedar, Joseph C ^a  

^a Partners Telemedicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; HEALTH CARE; PATIENT TREATMENT;

CLINICAL APPLICATIONS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; TELEHEALTH;

TELEMEDICINE;

CONFERENCE PAPER; DERMATOLOGY; DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGY; TELECOMMUNICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 23044456156     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2005.11.329     Document Type: Conference Paper

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