Using telemedicine with point-of-care testing to optimize health care delivery in Thailand

Point of Care

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 160-163

  Kulrattanamaneeporn, Shayanisawa ^a   Tuntideelert, Masarus ^a   Kost, Gerald J ^b  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anami; Community hospital; Cost effectiveness; Diagnostic testing; Distance; Internet; Primary care unit; Transportation; Web video

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845510487     PISSN: 1533029X     EISSN: 15330303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.poc.0000243981.30761.4d     Document Type: Article

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