Show us the evidence for telehealth

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 344, Issue 7840, 2012, Pages

  McCartney, Margaret ^a  

^a NONE

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Indexed keywords

ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; EMERGENCY CARE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SHORT SURVEY; TELECARE; TELEHEALTH; TELEMEDICINE; TELEMONITORING; UNITED KINGDOM;

DISCLOSURE; ENGLAND; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; HUMANS; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84859000449     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.e469     Document Type: Short Survey

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