A cost minimisation analysis of a telepaediatric otolaryngology service

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 8, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Xu, Cathy Q ^a   Smith, Anthony C ^a   Scuffham, Paul A ^b   Wootton, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST MINIMIZATION ANALYSIS; EAR NOSE THROAT DISEASE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OTITIS MEDIA; OUTPATIENT CARE; RHINITIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; TELECONSULTATION; TELEMEDICINE; TONSILLITIS; VIDEOCONFERENCING; AMBULATORY CARE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST; COST CONTROL; ECONOMICS; HOSPITAL; INSTRUMENTATION; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PEDIATRICS; TRAVEL; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AMBULATORY CARE; CHILD; COST SAVINGS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; OTOLARYNGOLOGY; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGIC DISEASES; PEDIATRICS; QUEENSLAND; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TELEMEDICINE; TRAVEL; VIDEOCONFERENCING;

EID: 41149103406     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-8-30     Document Type: Article

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