Improving patient access to specialized health care: The Telehealth network of minas Gerais, Brazil;Améliorer l'accès des patients aux soins de santé spécialisés: Le réseau de télésanté du Minas Gerais, au Brésil

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 373-378

  Alkmim, Maria Beatriz ^a   Figueira, Renato Minelli ^a   Marcolino, Milena Soriano ^a   Cardoso, Clareci Silva ^b   de Abreu, Monica Pena ^a   Cunha, Lemuel Rodrigues ^a   da Cunha, Daniel Ferreira ^c   Antunes, Andre Pires ^d   de Resende, Adélson Geraldo A ^e   Resende, Elmiro Santos ^f   Ribeiro, Antonio Luiz Pinho ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO JOÃO DEL REI   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TRIÂNGULO MINEIRO   (Brazil)

^d STATE UNIVERSITY OF MONTES CLAROS   (Brazil)

^e FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF JUIZ DE FORA   (Brazil)

^f FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF UBERLÂNDIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION NETWORK; HEALTH SERVICES; HOSPITAL SECTOR; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC ACCESS;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; SATISFACTION; SPECIALIZED HEALTH CARE; TELE ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; TELECONSULTATION; TELEHEALTH; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

BRAZIL; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MEDICINE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TELEMEDICINE;

BRAZIL; MINAS GERAIS;

EID: 84860482484     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.11.099408     Document Type: Article

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