A simple and low-cost Internet-based teleconsultation system that could effectively solve the health care access problems in underserved areas of developing countries

Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 117-126

  Kuntalp, Mehmet ^a   Akar, Orkun ^a  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Medical informatics; MySQL; PHP; Teleconsultation

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; CLIENT SERVER COMPUTER SYSTEMS; DATA REDUCTION; GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES; PATIENT MONITORING; TELEMEDICINE;

TELECONSULTATION SYSTEMS; TURKEY;

INTERNET;

ARCHITECTURE; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONSULTATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INTERNET; MEDICAL RECORD; PHYSICIAN;

COMPUTER GRAPHICS; COMPUTER SECURITY; DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; INTERNET; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 2942709681     PISSN: 01692607     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cmpb.2003.11.004     Document Type: Article

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