Preparing for success: Readiness models for rural telehealth

Journal of Postgraduate Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 279-285

  Jennett, P A ^a   Gagnon, M P ^a   Brandstadt, H K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Community; E health; Model; Readiness; Rural; Stakeholders; Telehealth

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; GOVERNMENT; HOSPICE; HUMAN; OUTPATIENT CARE; RURAL HEALTH CARE; RURAL POPULATION; TELEMEDICINE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HUMANS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; RURAL POPULATION; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 30444460876     PISSN: 00223859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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