The impact of curriculum on a national telehealth program

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 195-198

  Zafar, Asif ^a   Rafiq, Azhar ^b   Belard, Jean Louis ^c   Gilani, Salman ^a   Murad, Faisal ^a   Khan, Mussarat ^a   Merrell, Ronald C ^b  

^a HOLY FAMILY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

National telehealth program; Pakistan; Telemedicine curriculum

Indexed keywords

DISASTERS; EARTHQUAKE EFFECTS; TELEMEDICINE;

NATIONAL TELEHEALTH PROGRAM; TELEMEDICINE CURRICULUM;

CURRICULA;

ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CURRICULUM; DISASTER; EARTHQUAKE; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; GRADUATE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EXPERT; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PAKISTAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; TELEMEDICINE; TRAINING;

BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; CURRICULUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PAKISTAN; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 41349115987     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2007.0029     Document Type: Article

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