Telemedicine in extreme conditions: Supporting the Martin Strel Amazon Swim Expedition

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 93-100

  Latifi, Rifat ^a,d   Stanonik, Mateja De Leonni ^b   Merrell, Ronald C ^c   Weinstein, Ronald S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Amazon virtual medical team; Arizona Telemedicine Program; Extreme conditions; Marathon swimming; Telemedicine in the Amazon River

Indexed keywords

AMAZON VIRTUAL MEDICAL TEAM; ARIZONA TELEMEDICINE PROGRAM; EXTREME CONDITIONS; MARATHON SWIMMING; TELEMEDICINE IN THE AMAZON RIVER;

RIVERS;

TELEMEDICINE;

AMAZON VIRTUAL MEDICAL TEAM; ARTICLE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICAL STAFF; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER; SWIMMING; TELECONSULTATION; TELEMEDICINE; TELEMONITORING; TRAVEL;

ACCLIMATIZATION; CLIMATE; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; HUMANS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; RIVERS; RURAL POPULATION; SOUTH AMERICA; SWIMMING; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 59949090877     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: 15563669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2008.0057     Document Type: Article

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