Use of telemedicine for haemodialysis in very remote areas: The Canadian first nations

Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 146-149

  Sicotte, Claude ^a   Moqadem, Khalil ^b   Vasilevsky, Murray ^c   Desrochers, Johanne ^c   St Gelais, Madeleine ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b Gouvernement du Quebec   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CANADA; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; STANDARD; TELEMEDICINE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CANADA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RENAL DIALYSIS; RURAL HEALTH; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 79954498917     PISSN: 1357633X     EISSN: 17581109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jtt.2010.100614     Document Type: Article

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