The use of telemedicine to aid in assessing patients prior to aeromedical retrieval to a tertiary referral centre

Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 309-314

  Mathews, Kate A ^a   Elcock, Mark S ^a   Furyk, Jeremy S ^a  

^a TOWNSVILLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIR MEDICAL TRANSPORT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ECONOMICS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT REFERRAL; STANDARD; TELEMEDICINE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AIR AMBULANCES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, RURAL; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUEENSLAND; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 58149111067     PISSN: 1357633X     EISSN: 17581109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jtt.2008.080417     Document Type: Article

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