Do telemedicine wound care specialist consults meet the needs of the referring physician? A survey of primary care providers

International Journal of Telemedicine and Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages

  Dobke, Marek K ^a   Bhavsar, Dhaval ^b   Herrera, Fernando ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY CARE; PRIMARY-CARE PROVIDERS;

SURVEYS;

TELEMEDICINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURN; DECUBITUS; DIABETIC FOOT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIATION INJURY; SCAR; SKIN ULCER; TELECONSULTATION; TELEMEDICINE; VENOSTASIS ULCER; WOUND CARE;

EID: 80053533902     PISSN: 16876415     EISSN: 16876423     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2011/321376     Document Type: Article

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