Geriatric telepsychiatry and telemedicine: A literature review

Canadian Journal of Geriatrics

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 139-146

  Shulman, Barbara ^a   Conn, David K ^b,d   Elford, Rod ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^d BAYCREST CENTRE FOR GERIATRIC CARE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dementia; Rural medicine; Telemedicine; Telepsychiatry

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDLINE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NURSING HOME; TELECONSULTATION; TELEHEALTH; TELEMEDICINE; TELEPSYCHIATRY;

EID: 33846306361     PISSN: 17181879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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