Internet-based medical visit and diagnosis for common medical problems: Experience of first user cohort

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 304-308

  Albert, Steven M ^a   Shevchik, Grant J ^b   Paone, Suzanne ^b   Martich, G Daniel ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

e health; medical records; telehealth; telemedicine

Indexed keywords

BACK PAIN; COST-SAVING; EHEALTH; EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS; INTERNET BASED; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIMARY CARE; TELEHEALTH; URINARY SYMPTOMS;

INTERNET; MEDICAL COMPUTING; PATIENT TREATMENT; TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS; USER INTERFACES;

MEDICAL PROBLEMS;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; DEMOGRAPHY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; COST SAVINGS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PENNSYLVANIA; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; TELEMEDICINE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79957612024     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: 15563669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2010.0156     Document Type: Article

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