Telemedicine in wound healing

International Wound Journal

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 225-230

  Jones, Sophie M ^a   Banwell, Paul E ^a   Shakespeare, Peter G ^a  

^a Wound Healing and Reconstructive Surgery Charitable Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Telemedicine; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER NETWORK; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TELECONSULTATION; TELEMEDICINE; TELERADIOLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM; WOUND HEALING;

COMPUTER COMMUNICATION NETWORKS; COST SAVINGS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; REMOTE CONSULTATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TELEMEDICINE; TELERADIOLOGY; WOUND HEALING; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 28444456580     PISSN: 17424801     EISSN: 1742481X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4801.2004.00055.x     Document Type: Article

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