Long-running telemedicine networks delivering humanitarian services: Experience, performance and scientific output;Ŕseaux de téĺḿdecine á long terme offrant des services humanitaires: Exṕrience, performances et production scientifique

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 341-347

  Wootton, Richard ^a   Geissbuhler, Antoine ^b   Jethwani, Kamal ^c   Kovarik, Carrie ^d   Person, Donald A ^e   Vladzymyrskyy, Anton ^f   Zanabonia, Paolo ^a   Zolfog, Maria ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH NORWAY   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^c PARTNERS HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^e TRIPLER ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f DONETSK NATIONAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Ukraine)

^g INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; DECISION MAKING; DEVELOPING WORLD; DRUG PRESCRIBING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICES; MEDICINE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SUSTAINABILITY;

ARTICLE; EDUCATION; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH SERVICE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEER REVIEW; PERFORMANCE; TELECONSULTATION; TELEMEDICINE;

ALTRUISM; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; EFFICIENCY; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TELEMEDICINE; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84860479562     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.11.099143     Document Type: Article

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