Clinical use of Skype: A review of the evidence base

Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 125-127

  Armfield, Nigel R ^a   Gray, Leonard C ^a   Smith, Anthony C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL MEDICINE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERNET; METHODOLOGY; TELEMEDICINE; VIDEOCONFERENCING;

CLINICAL MEDICINE; HUMANS; INTERNET; SOFTWARE; TELEMEDICINE; VIDEOCONFERENCING;

EID: 84859705480     PISSN: 1357633X     EISSN: 17581109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jtt.2012.SFT101     Document Type: Article

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