Cost implications of introducing a telecardiology service to support fetal ultrasound screening

Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 421-426

  Dowie, Robin ^a   Mistry, Hema ^a   Young, Tracey A ^b   Franklin, Rodney C G ^c   Gardiner, Helena M ^c,d  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL BROMPTON AND HAREFIELD NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CORONARY CARE UNIT; COST OF ILLNESS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; FETUS DISEASE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; RISK FACTOR; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED KINGDOM;

CARDIOLOGY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; COST OF ILLNESS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENGLAND; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; HUMANS; LONDON; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RISK FACTORS; TELEMEDICINE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 58949096356     PISSN: 1357633X     EISSN: 17581109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jtt.2008.080401     Document Type: Article

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