Tele-homecare for chronically-ill patients: Improved outcomes and new developments

Journal on Information Technology in Healthcare

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 251-262

  Robinson, Simon ^a   Stroetmann, Karl ^a   Stroetmann, Veli ^a  

^a Technologieforschung mbH ^*  (Germany)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EUROPE; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEART FAILURE; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; NETHERLANDS; NURSE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURVIVAL RATE; TELECOMMUNICATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 4544326082     PISSN: 1479649X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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