Rural telemedicine for primary healthcare in developing countries

IEEE Technology and Society Magazine

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 13-22

  Martínez, Andrés ^a   Villarroel, Valentín ^b   Seoane, Joaquín ^b   Del Pozo, Francisco ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH CARE; INFORMATION SERVICES; RURAL AREAS; TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; VOICE/DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

HEALTH SERVICES; RURAL TELEMEDICINE; RURAL VILLAGES;

TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 3343008068     PISSN: 02780097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MTAS.2004.1304394     Document Type: Article

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