Supplementation of a successful pediatric neuro-oncology telemedicine-based twinning program by e-mails

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 975-982

  Qaddoumi, Ibrahim ^a   Bouffet, Eric ^b  

^a KING HUSSEIN CANCER CENTER   (Jordan)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

E mail; Pediatric neuro oncology; Telemedicine; Twinning

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION; EMAIL COMMUNICATION; NEURO-ONCOLOGY; PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS; QUALITY OF CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RESEARCH ACTIVITIES; TORONTO , CANADA; TREATMENT GUIDELINES;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HOSPITALS; ONCOLOGY; PEDIATRICS; TELECONFERENCING; TELEMEDICINE; TUMORS;

ELECTRONIC MAIL;

ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CANADA; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; E-MAIL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TELEMEDICINE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

BRAIN NEOPLASMS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ELECTRONIC MAIL; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; ONTARIO; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 74249098581     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: 15563669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2009.0043     Document Type: Article

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