Rural eHealth paradox: It's not just geography!

Australian Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 95-98

  Liaw, S T ^a   Humphreys, J S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; COMMUNICATION SOFTWARE; COMPUTER NETWORK; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; EDITORIAL; ELECTRONICS; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL PLANNING; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; INTERNET; LIFESTYLE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICARE; ONLINE SYSTEM; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC RELATIONS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SOCIOECONOMICS; TELEHEALTH; URBAN AREA; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

AUSTRALIA; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; GUIDELINES; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 33646419526     PISSN: 10385282     EISSN: 14401584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1584.2006.00786.x     Document Type: Editorial

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