The availability of telecardiology consultations and transfer patterns from a remote neonatal intensive care unit

Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 244-248

  Huang, Tannie ^a   Moon Grady, Anita J ^a,b   Traugott, Craig ^a,c   Marcin, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Mercy Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; CORONARY CARE UNIT; ECHOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; STATISTICS; TELERADIOLOGY; UNITED STATES; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURE;

CALIFORNIA; CARDIOLOGY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; PATIENT TRANSFER; TELERADIOLOGY; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES;

EID: 64549149385     PISSN: 1357633X     EISSN: 17581109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jtt.2008.080102     Document Type: Article

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