Telehealth

Smart Technology for Aging, Disability, and Independence: The State of the Science

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 161-218

  Johnson, Jessica ^a   Bendixen, Roxanna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Telehealth; Telemedicine

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650500056     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/0471743941.ch5     Document Type: Chapter

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