Effectiveness of telemedicine in replacing in-person evaluation for acute childhood illness in office settings

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 308-316

  McConnochie, Kenneth M ^a   Conners, Gregory P ^a   Brayer, Anne F ^a   Goepp, Julius ^a   Herendeen, Neil E ^a   Wood, Nancy E ^a   Thomas, Andrew ^a   Ahn, Danielle S ^a   Roghmann, Klaus J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; DIAGNOSIS; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; MEDICINE; TELECOMMUNICATION; TELEMEDICINE;

ALBUTEROL ADMINISTRATION; PEDIATRIC PRACTICE; PHYSICIANS; TELEMEDICINE MODELS;

HEALTH CARE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 33745621042     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2006.12.308     Document Type: Article

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