Teleradiology in Singapore - Taking stock and looking ahead

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 552-557

  Cheng, Lionel T E ^a   Ng, Samuel E S ^b  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b Medi Rad Associates Ltd   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Insource; Network; Offshore; Outsource

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COST MINIMIZATION ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL PRACTICE; RADIATION SAFETY; REVIEW; SINGAPORE; TELERADIOLOGY;

EID: 33750585497     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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