Telemedicine in surgery

European Surgery - Acta Chirurgica Austriaca

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 270-273

  Merrell, Ronald C ^a,b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Minimally invasive surgery; Robotics; Surgery; Telemedicine

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER; CONSULTATION; ELECTRONICS; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CENTER; INTERNET; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SERVICE; MEDICINE; PEDAGOGICS; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REVIEW; ROBOTICS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TELECOMMUNICATION;

EID: 28244495049     PISSN: 16821769     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10353-005-0179-7     Document Type: Review

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