The development of telehealth as a strategy to improve health care services in Zambia

Health Information and Libraries Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 133-139

  Chanda, Kenneth L ^a   Shaw, Jean G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

^b Old Rectory ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Communication; Continuing education; Developing countries; E health; Information dissemination; Medical; Nursing; Telehealth

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; RURAL HEALTH CARE; STANDARD; TELEMEDICINE; ZAMBIA;

QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; TELEMEDICINE; ZAMBIA;

EID: 77952133498     PISSN: 14711834     EISSN: 14711842     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-1842.2010.00876.x     Document Type: Article

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