Telemedicine and trauma referrals - A plastic surgery pilot project

Ulster Medical Journal

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 113-114

  Diver, Andrew J ^a   Lewis, Harry ^a   Gordon, Derek J ^a  

^a ULSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONSULTATION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIGITAL IMAGING; HAND INJURY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MEDICAL PHOTOGRAPHY; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PILOT STUDY; PLASTIC SURGERY; RADIOGRAPHY; TELEMEDICINE; TELEPHONE; UNITED KINGDOM; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; INJURY; PROCEDURES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TELECONSULTATION;

HOTLINES; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PILOT PROJECTS; REMOTE CONSULTATION; SURGERY, PLASTIC; TELEMEDICINE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 69949100804     PISSN: 00416193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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