TeleFIT: Adapting a multidisciplinary, tertiary-care pediatric obesity clinic to rural populations

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 247-249

  Irby, Megan B ^a,b   Boles, Katherine A ^b   Jordan, Christine ^a,b   Skelton, Joseph A ^a,b  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST BAPTIST HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

e health; technology; telemedicine

Indexed keywords

ATTRITION RATE; CONVENTIONAL TREATMENTS; EHEALTH; EXPERT RECOMMENDATIONS; FIRST YEAR; INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS; OUTREACH PROGRAMS; RURAL CHILDREN; RURAL PATIENTS; RURAL POPULATION;

NUTRITION; PEDIATRICS; RURAL AREAS; TECHNOLOGY; TELEMEDICINE;

PATIENT TREATMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; OBESITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RURAL HEALTH CARE; STATISTICS; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; NORTH CAROLINA; OBESITY; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84859536825     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: 15563669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2011.0117     Document Type: Article

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