Conversations on telemental health: Listening to remote and rural first nations communities

Rural and Remote Health

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Gibson, K L ^a   Coulson, H ^b   Miles, R ^b   Kakekakekung, C ^b   Daniels, E ^c   O'donnell, S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^b Keewaytinook Okimakanak Telemedicine   (Canada)

^c Orchard View Long Term Care   (Canada)

^d NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aboriginal; Community perspectives; First Nations; Mental health; Telemental health; Videoconferencing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMERICAN INDIAN; CANADA; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; REVIEW; RURAL POPULATION; TELEMEDICINE; VIDEOCONFERENCING;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES, INDIGENOUS; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; ONTARIO; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RURAL POPULATION; TELEMEDICINE; VIDEOCONFERENCING;

EID: 80052184235     PISSN: 14456354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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