A systematic review of telehealth applications in audiology

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 181-200

  De Swanepoel, Wet ^a,b   Hall III, James W ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASYNCHRONOUS MODELS; AUDITORY BRAINSTEM RESPONSE; CONVENTIONAL METHODS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; GLOBAL POPULATION; HEALTHCARE SERVICES; HEARING AID; HEARING LOSS; INTERNET BASED; LIMITED INFORMATION; MEDLINE; OPTIMAL COVERAGE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCREENING APPLICATION; SEARCH STRATEGIES; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TELEHEALTH; TELEHEALTH SERVICES;

ACOUSTIC EMISSION TESTING; AUDITION; DIAGNOSIS; HANDICAPPED PERSONS; HEALTH CARE; HEARING AIDS;

MEDICAL COMPUTING;

AUDIOMETRY; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERCEPTION; REVIEW; TELEMEDICINE;

AUDIOMETRY; DATABASES, BIBLIOGRAPHIC; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; PERCEPTION; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 77949880822     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: 15563669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2009.0111     Document Type: Review

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