Urban telepsychiatry: Uncommon service for a common need

Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 29-39

  Spaulding, Ryan ^a   Cain, Sharon ^b   Sonnenschein, Ken ^c  

^a University of Kansas Center for Telemedicine and Telehealth   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Kansas City Psychiatric Group   (United States)

Author keywords

Psychiatrist; Telehealth; Telemedicine; Urban

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; DAY CARE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; TELEHEALTH; TELEMEDICINE; TELEPSYCHIATRY; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 78449238460     PISSN: 10564993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chc.2010.08.010     Document Type: Review

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