Validation of home telehealth for pressure ulcer assessment: A study in patients with spinal cord injury

Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 196-202

  Hill, Michelle L ^a   Cronkite, Ruth C ^a,b   Ota, Doug T ^a   Yao, Elisa C ^c   Kiratli, B Jenny ^a  

^a VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECUBITUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STANDARD; TELEMEDICINE; TELEPHONE; VALIDATION STUDY; VIDEOCONFERENCING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESSURE ULCER; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TELEMEDICINE; TELEPHONE; VALIDATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; VIDEOCONFERENCING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650245106     PISSN: 1357633X     EISSN: 17581109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jtt.2009.081002     Document Type: Article

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