Cost-benefit of the Telecardiology service in the state of Minas Gerais: Minas Telecardio project

Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 307-316

  Andrade, Mônica Viegas ^a,b   Maia, Ana Carolina ^a,b,c   Cardoso, Clareci Silva ^a,d   Alkmim, Maria Beatriz ^a   Ribeiro, Antônio Luiz Pinho ^a,e  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b Departamento de Psicologia   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ALFENAS   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO JOÃO DEL REI   (Brazil)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Cost benefit analysis; Health care assistance; Telemedicine

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CARDIOLOGIST; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HUMAN; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MICROCOMPUTER; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; TELECARDIOLOGY; TELEMEDICINE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

BRAZIL; CITIES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 82755172982     PISSN: 0066782X     EISSN: 16784170     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0066-782X2011005000080     Document Type: Article

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