Patient adherence to recommendations after teleconsultation: Survey of patients from a telemedicine centre in Switzerland

Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 235-239

  Rimner, Timo ^a   Blozik, Eva ^a   Begley, Chantal ^a   Grandchamp, Chantal ^a   von Overbeck, Jan ^a  

^a Swiss Centre for Telemedicine   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; STATISTICS; SWITZERLAND; TELECONSULTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; REMOTE CONSULTATION; SELF REPORT; SWITZERLAND; TRIAGE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80051555547     PISSN: 1357633X     EISSN: 17581109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jtt.2011.101013     Document Type: Article

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