Enhancing Access of Combat-Wounded Veterans to Specialist Rehabilitation Services: The VA Polytrauma Telehealth Network

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 182-187

  Darkins, Adam ^a   Cruise, Cathy ^a   Armstrong, Michael ^a   Peters, John ^a   Finn, Michael ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Rehabilitation; Telecommunication networks; Telemedicine; Wounds and injuries

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BATTLE INJURY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; REHABILITATION CENTER; SOLDIER; TELECOMMUNICATION; UNITED STATES; VETERAN;

EID: 37349049982     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.07.027     Document Type: Note

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