Telemedicine in acute-phase injury management: A review of practice and advancements

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 434-445

  Lewis, Erin R ^a   Thomas, Carlos A ^b   Wilson, Michael L ^a,b   Mbarika, Victor W A ^b  

^a PHEPC   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

e health; extreme environments; home health monitoring intervention; information management; tele health; trauma

Indexed keywords

EHEALTH; EXTREME ENVIRONMENT; HOME HEALTH MONITORING; TELEHEALTH; TRAUMA;

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL TRAINING; RURAL AREAS;

TELEMEDICINE;

ACUTE DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; INJURY; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

ACUTE DISEASE; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROGNOSIS; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84864188543     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: 15563669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2011.0199     Document Type: Review

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