Environmental aspects of health care in the Grampian NHS region and the place of telehealth

Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 215-220

  Wootton, Richard ^a   Tait, Alex ^b   Croft, Amanda ^c  

^a Scottish Centre for Telehealth   (United Kingdom)

^b Estates Department   (United Kingdom)

^c Ashgrove House   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; EXHAUST GAS; HUMAN; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; TELEMEDICINE; TRAVEL; UNITED KINGDOM;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HUMANS; SCOTLAND; STATE MEDICINE; TELEMEDICINE; TRAVEL; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

EID: 77953300981     PISSN: 1357633X     EISSN: 17581109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jtt.2010.004015     Document Type: Article

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