Acute illness utilization patterns before and after telemedicine in childcare for inner-city children: A cohort study

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 381-390

  McConnochie, Kenneth M ^a   Tan, Jonathan ^b   Wood, Nancy E ^a   Herendeen, Neil E ^a   Kitzman, Harriet J ^c   Roy, Jason ^c   Roghmann, Klaus J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEDICAL COMPUTING; MEDICAL PROBLEMS;

CHILDCARE; EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT (ED); HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS;

TELEMEDICINE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; TELECONSULTATION; TELEMEDICINE; AMBULATORY CARE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; DAY CARE; ECONOMICS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; INSURANCE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEASON; STATISTICS; URBAN POPULATION; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACUTE DISEASE; CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; MALE; OFFICE VISITS; SEASONS; TELEMEDICINE; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 38349132005     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2006.0070     Document Type: Article

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