Guidelines for designing wireless communications for rural telemedicine in developing countries

Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 122-123

  Garćia Betances, Rebeca I ^a   Huerta, Monica K ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD SIMÓN BOLÍVAR   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RURAL POPULATION; TELEMEDICINE;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; RURAL POPULATION; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84857822342     PISSN: 1357633X     EISSN: 17581109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jtt.2011.110003     Document Type: Article

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