Telepsychiatry in Chennai, India: The SCARF experience

Behavioral Sciences and the Law

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 315-322

  Thara, Rangaswamy ^a   John, Sujit ^b   Rao, Kotteswara ^b  

^a SCHIZOPHRENIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (India)

^b NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INDIA; LAW; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MENTAL HEALTH CENTER; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; TELEMEDICINE; TELEPSYCHIATRY; TRAINING;

ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INDIA; MENTAL DISORDERS; POVERTY AREAS; PSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REMOTE CONSULTATION; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 47249130855     PISSN: 07353936     EISSN: 10990798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bsl.816     Document Type: Article

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