Caring for children with asthma through teleconsultation: "eCHO-pac, the electronic children's hospital of the pacific"

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 138-146

  Malone, Francis ^a   Callahan, Charles W ^a,b   Chan, Debora S ^a   Sheets, Maj Scott ^a   Person, Donald A ^a  

^a TRIPLER ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Pediatrics (MCHK PE)   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTION PLAN; BEFORE AND AFTER; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTINUOUS VARIABLES; MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; MEAN AGES; MEDICAL CENTER; METERED-DOSE INHALERS; PRIMARY-CARE PROVIDERS; STORE AND FORWARD; T-TESTS; TELECONSULTATION; THERAPEUTIC MONITORING; WESTERN PACIFIC;

MOTION PICTURE EXPERTS GROUP STANDARDS; PULSE CODE MODULATION; VIDEO RECORDING;

HOSPITALS;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CAREGIVER; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; GUAM; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INTERNET; JAPAN; KOREA; MALE; TELECONSULTATION; TELEMEDICINE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; GUAM; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INTERNET; JAPAN; KOREA; MALE; REMOTE CONSULTATION; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 66749097263     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: 15563669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2004.10.138     Document Type: Article

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