Patient satisfaction levels during teleophthalmology consultation in rural south India

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 571-576

  Paul, Pradeep G ^a   Raman, Rajiv ^a   Rani, Padmajakumari K ^a   Deshmukh, Himanshu ^a   Sharma, Tarun ^a  

^a SANKARA NETHRALAYA   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; MEDICAL IMAGING; NEURAL NETWORKS; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PATIENT TREATMENT; VIDEO CONFERENCING;

EYE CARE; RETINAL IMAGES; TELEOPHTHALMOLOGY; TELEOPHTHALMOLOGY CONSULTATION;

TELEMEDICINE;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; EDUCATION; EYE CARE; INDIA; OCCUPATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RETINA IMAGE; RETINOPATHY; RURAL AREA; TELECONSULTATION; TELEMEDICINE; ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMOLOGY; RURAL POPULATION;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; REMOTE CONSULTATION; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 33847699776     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2006.12.571     Document Type: Article

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