Enhancing access to cancer education for rural healthcare providers via telehealth

Journal of Cancer Education

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 682-686

  Doorenbos, Ardith Z ^a,b   Kundu, Anjana ^b,c   Eaton, Linda H ^a   Demiris, George ^a,b   Haozous, Emily A ^d   Towle, Cara ^b   Buchwald, Dedra ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c SEATTLE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

American Indian; Cancer education; Rural healthcare providers; Telehealth

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; NEOPLASM; RURAL HEALTH CARE; STANDARD; TELEMEDICINE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84859905922     PISSN: 08858195     EISSN: 15430154     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13187-011-0204-4     Document Type: Article

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