International telepharmacy education: Another venue to improve cancer care in the developing world

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 470-474

  Alfaar, Ahmad S ^a   Kamal, Sherif ^a   Abouelnaga, Sherif ^a   Greene, William L ^b   Quintana, Yuri ^b   Ribeiro, Raul C ^b   Qaddoumi, Ibrahim A ^b  

^a CHILDREN S CANCER HOSPITAL   (Egypt)

^b ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

distance learning; pharmacy; telemedicine

Indexed keywords

AUDITORY QUALITY; COST-EFFECTIVE TECHNOLOGY; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DEVELOPING WORLD; EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES; PHARMACY; WEB-STREAMING;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISTANCE EDUCATION; SURVEYS; TELECONFERENCING; TELEMEDICINE;

DISEASES;

ARTICLE; CONSUMER; CONTINUING EDUCATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDUCATION; EGYPT; HEALTH; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; METHODOLOGY; NEOPLASM; ONCOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PHARMACY; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

CONSUMER SATISFACTION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EDUCATION, CONTINUING; EDUCATION, PHARMACY; EGYPT; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PHARMACY; STAFF DEVELOPMENT; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84864257439     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: 15563669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2011.0182     Document Type: Conference Paper

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