Global e-health policy: A work in progress

Health Affairs

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 239-245

  Mars, Maurice ^a   Scott, Richard E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INDIA; LAW; MALAYSIA; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT MOBILITY; REVIEW; TELEHEALTH; ARTICLE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EUROPEAN UNION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LEGAL ASPECT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; TELEMEDICINE;

DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EUROPEAN UNION; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 77957350033     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2009.0945     Document Type: Review

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