A telehealth nursing intervention reduces hospitalizations in children with complex health conditions

Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 317-320

  Cady, Rhonda ^a   Finkelstein, Stanley ^a   Kelly, Anne ^b  

^a Division of Health Informatics ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TELEMEDICINE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH RESOURCES; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PATIENT ADMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 70349832470     PISSN: 1357633X     EISSN: 17581109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jtt.2009.090105     Document Type: Article

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