Using telehealth for assessment of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder: The experience of two Canadian rural and remote communities

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 872-877

  Ens, Carla D L ^a,b   Hanlon Dearman, Ana ^a,c   Millar, Mary Cox ^a,c   Longstaffe, Sally ^a  

^a Manitoba FASD Centre   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

FASD assessment; rural and remote settings; telehealth

Indexed keywords

FASD ASSESSMENT; FURTHER DEVELOPMENT; REMOTE COMMUNITIES; REMOTE LOCATION; RURAL AND REMOTE SETTINGS; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEWS; SOCIAL SERVICE; SOLID BASIS; TELEHEALTH; TELEHEALTH PROGRAM;

PROGRAM DIAGNOSTICS;

MEDICAL COMPUTING;

AGE; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREGNANCY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL POPULATION; STATISTICS; TELECONSULTATION; TELEMEDICINE;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MANITOBA; PREGNANCY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REMOTE CONSULTATION; RURAL POPULATION; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 77958453651     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: 15563669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2010.0070     Document Type: Article

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