Four years of experience of telemedicine for paediatric care in three Punjab hospitals, North India: Achievements and lessons

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 86, Issue 1022, 2010, Pages 688-691

  Singh, Meenu ^a   Das, Rashmi Ranjan ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CONSULTATION; COST CONTROL; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INDIA; INFANT; INFECTION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEWBORN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PEDIATRICS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SHORT SURVEY; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TECHNOLOGY; TELEMEDICINE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REMOTE CONSULTATION; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 78649629674     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: 14690756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.2009.082735     Document Type: Short Survey

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