Post-operative care through tele-follow up visits in patients undergoing thyroidectomy and parathyroidectomy in a resource-constrained environment

Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 73-76

  Mishra, Anjali ^a   Kapoor, Lily ^a   Mishra, Saroj Kanta ^a  

^a SANJAY GANDHI POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFTERCARE; ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INDIA; METHODOLOGY; PARATHYROID DISEASE; PARATHYROIDECTOMY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; TELEMEDICINE; THYROIDECTOMY;

AFTERCARE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; INDIA; PARATHYROID DISEASES; PARATHYROIDECTOMY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT PROJECTS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; TELEMEDICINE; THYROIDECTOMY;

EID: 65649134386     PISSN: 1357633X     EISSN: 17581109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jtt.2008.080808     Document Type: Article

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