Audit of Web-based telemedicine in ophthalmology

Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 88-91

  Kennedy, Craig ^a,b   Bowman, Richard ^c   Fariza, Nor ^d   Ackuaku, Edith ^e   Ntim Amponsah, Christine ^f   Murdoch, Ian ^a,g  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CCBRT Disability Hospital   (Tanzania)

^c Selayang Hospital   (Malaysia)

^d Royal Victoria Teaching Hospital Gambia   (Gambia)

^e KORLE BU TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Ghana)

^f MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^g ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EYE DISEASE; GAMBIA; GHANA; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALAYSIA; MEDICAL AUDIT; METHODOLOGY; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PUBLIC RELATIONS; SOUTH AFRICA; STATISTICS; TANZANIA; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED KINGDOM; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ENGLAND; EYE DISEASES; GAMBIA; GHANA; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MALAYSIA; MEDICAL AUDIT; OPHTHALMOLOGY; SOUTH AFRICA; TANZANIA; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 33748882227     PISSN: 1357633X     EISSN: 17581109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/135763306776084356     Document Type: Article

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