Telecardiology - close to the heart, but still out of reach

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 496-497

  Atar, Shaul ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Heart failure; Myocardial infarction; Telecardiology; Telemedicine

Indexed keywords

CARDIAC PATIENT; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEFIBRILLATION; EDITORIAL; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART DEATH; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL SERVICE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PATIENT MONITORING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY OF LIFE; TELECARDIOLOGY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

CARDIOLOGY; HUMANS; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 80052540883     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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