The effect of telemedicine in critically ill patients: systematic review and meta-analysis

Critical Care

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Wilcox, M Elizabeth ^a   Adhikari, Neill K J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DATA EXTRACTION; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TELEMEDICINE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; INTENSIVE CARE;

CRITICAL CARE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HUMANS; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84864817747     PISSN: 13648535     EISSN: 1466609X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/cc11429     Document Type: Article

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