Emergency eye care in rural Australia: Role of internet

Eye

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1342-1344

  Kumar, S ^a   Yogesan, K ^a   Hudson, B ^b   Tay Kearney, M L ^a   Constable, I J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Carnarvon Regional Hospital   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EYE DISEASE; EYE PHOTOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONLINE SYSTEM; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; SLIT LAMP; TELECONSULTATION;

EID: 33845523121     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6702104     Document Type: Article

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