Telepsychiatry in South Africa - Present and future

South African Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 16-19

  Wynchank, Sinclair ^a   Fortuin, Jill ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CANNABIS ADDICTION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONFIDENTIALITY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIVACY; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOUTH AFRICA; TELEPSYCHIATRY; VIDEOCONFERENCING;

EID: 77955381009     PISSN: 16089685     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/sajpsychiatry.v16i1.231     Document Type: Article

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