Using e-health applications to deliver new mental health services

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 192, Issue SUPPL. 11, 2010, Pages

  Christensen, Helen ^a   Hickie, Ian B ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; AUSTRALIAN; AUTOMATION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERNET; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; SECONDARY PREVENTION; METHODOLOGY; TELEMEDICINE;

AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INTERNET; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 77955895445     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2010.tb03695.x     Document Type: Article

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