Remote diagnosis of congenital heart disease: The impact of telemedicine

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 276-280

  Grant, Brian ^a   Morgan, Gareth J ^a   McCrossan, Brian A ^a   Crealey, Grainne E ^b   Sands, Andrew J ^a   Craig, Brian ^a   Casey, Frank A ^a  

^a ROYAL BELFAST HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^b Royal Hospitals   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOLOGIST; CHILD; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; COST OF ILLNESS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE COST; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; INFANT; LUNG VEIN DRAINAGE ANOMALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATENT FORAMEN OVALE; PATIENT CARE; PEDIATRICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TELEMEDICINE;

CARDIOLOGY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HOSPITALS, DISTRICT; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERNET; NORTHERN IRELAND; PATIENT TRANSFER; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TELERADIOLOGY; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES;

EID: 77950312110     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2008.146456     Document Type: Article

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