Telemedicine in critical care

Open Respiratory Medicine Journal

Volumn 3, Issue , 2009, Pages 10-16

  Murias, Gastón ^a   Sales, Bernat ^b   Garcia Esquirol, Oscar ^c   Blanch, Lluis ^d  

^a Clinica Bazterrica   (Argentina)

^b PARC TAULÍ HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL DE SABADELL   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALARM MONITORING; COMMUNICATION SOFTWARE; HEALTH CARE COST; INTENSIVE CARE; KNOWLEDGE; LEARNING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; REVIEW; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 77953461362     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18743064     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1874306400903010010     Document Type: Review

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