Neurosurgical teleconsultations in northern Norway

Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 135-139

  Stormo, Anders ^a   Sollid, Snorre ^b   Størmer, Jan ^b   Ingebrigtsen, Tor ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH NORWAY   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NEUROSURGERY; NORWAY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOLOGY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGEON; TELECOMMUNICATION;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGERY; NORWAY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REMOTE CONSULTATION; TELERADIOLOGY;

EID: 3142621270     PISSN: 1357633X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/135763304323070760     Document Type: Article

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