Nine years' experience of telecardiology in primary care

Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 249-253

  Molinari, G ^a,b   Valbusa, A ^a   Terrizzano, M ^b   Bazzano, M ^b   Torelli, L ^a   Girardi, N ^a   Barsotti, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b Telecardiology Centre   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSULTATION; DOSE CALCULATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEART ATRIUM ARRHYTHMIA; HEART DISEASE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; TELECOMMUNICATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCIES; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REMOTE CONSULTATION;

EID: 7044234729     PISSN: 1357633X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/1357633042026297     Document Type: Article

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