Practicing medicine without borders: Tele-consultations and tele-mentoring for improving paediatric care in a conflict setting in Somalia?

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1156-1162

  Zachariah, R ^a   Bienvenue, B ^b   Ayada, L ^a   Manzi, M ^a   Maalim, A ^b   Engy, E ^a   Jemmy, J P ^a   Ibrahim Said, A ^b   Hassan, A ^b   Abdulrahaman, F ^b   Abdulrahman, O ^b   Bseiso, J ^a   Amin, H ^b   Michalski, D ^a   Oberreit, J ^a   Draguez, B ^a   Stokes, C ^a   Reid, T ^a   Harries, A D ^c,d  

^a MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES   (Belgium)

^b MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES   (Switzerland)

^c Center for Operations Research   (France)

^d LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Conflict; Outcomes; Quality; Somalia; Telemedicine

Indexed keywords

BORDER REGION; CHILD CARE; CHILD HEALTH; HEALTH WORKER; HOSPITAL SECTOR; MALNUTRITION; MENINGITIS; MORTALITY; RESPIRATORY DISEASE; TELECOMMUNICATION;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CONVULSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MENINGITIS; SOMALIA; TELECONSULTATION; TELEMONITORING;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, DISTRICT; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PEDIATRICS; REMOTE CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOMALIA; TELEMEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

KENYA; NAIROBI [KENYA]; SOMALIA;

EID: 84865540190     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2012.03047.x     Document Type: Article

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