The physician at a distance: The use of videoconferencing in the treatment of patients with hypertension

Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 397-403

  Nilsson, Mats ^a   Rasmark, Ulf ^b   Nordgren, Helena ^b   Hallberg, Per ^c   Skönevik, Johan ^c   Westman, Göran ^d   Rolandsson, Olov ^d  

^a Jonkoping County Council   (Sweden)

^b Lövånger Primary Health Care Centre   (Sweden)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BLOOD PRESSURE; EVALUATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; HYPERTENSION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING PRACTICE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; RURAL HEALTH CARE; STANDARD; SWEDEN; TELEMEDICINE; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VIDEOCONFERENCING;

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; ATTITUDE; BLOOD PRESSURE; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SWEDEN; TELEMEDICINE; VIDEOCONFERENCING;

EID: 70849094742     PISSN: 1357633X     EISSN: 17581109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jtt.2009.090509     Document Type: Article

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