Use of home telehealth in palliative cancer care: A case study

Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 297-300

  Stern, Anita ^a   Valaitis, Ruta ^b   Weir, Robin ^b,c   Jadad, Alejandro R ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CONSUMER; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STANDARD; TELEMEDICINE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84864479729     PISSN: 1357633X     EISSN: 17581109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jtt.2012.111201     Document Type: Article

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