Telerehabilitation for veterans with a lower-limb amputation or ulcer: Technical acceptability of data

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 41, Issue 3 B, 2004, Pages 481-490

  Rintala, Diana H ^a   Krouskop, Thomas A ^b   Wright, John V ^b   Garber, Susan L ^b   Frnka, Jacquelyn ^b   Henson, Helene K ^b   Itani, Kamal M F ^b   Gaddis, William ^b   Matamores, Rebeca ^b   Monga, Trilok N ^b  

^a MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Amputation; Telehealth; Telemedicine; Telerehabilitation; Ulcer; Wounds

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; DECISION THEORY; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; MEDICAL IMAGING; PHOTOGRAPHY; SKIN;

TELEREHABILITATION; VESTIBULAR-EVOKED MYOGENIC POTENTIALS (VEMP); VETERANS;

PATIENT REHABILITATION;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSULTATION; DATA ANALYSIS; FOOT ULCER; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LEG AMPUTATION; LEG ULCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; OBSERVER VARIATION; PHOTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SOLDIER; TELECOMMUNICATION; TELEPHONE;

EID: 4644278085     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2004.03.0481     Document Type: Article

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