Videoconferencing for telehealth: Unexpected challenges and unprecedented opportunities

British Columbia Medical Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 285-289

  Ho, Kendall ^a,b,c   Karlinsky, Harry ^b   Jarvis Selinger, Sandra ^b   May, Jeff ^b  

^a Div of Continuing Medical Education

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c VANCOUVER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSULTATION; CONTINUING EDUCATION; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH SERVICE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEARNING; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; PHYSICIAN; REVIEW; RURAL AREA; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 6444220243     PISSN: 00070556     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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