Teleoncology for Indigenous patients: The responses of patients and health workers

Australian Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 265-269

  Mooi, Jennifer K ^a   Whop, Lisa J ^b   Valery, Patricia C ^b   Sabesan, Sabe S ^a,c  

^a TOWNSVILLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

^c JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cancer care; Health services access; Indigenous health; Rural remote service; Telehealth telemedicine

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; ONCOLOGY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TELEMEDICINE;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUEENSLAND; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84866748008     PISSN: 10385282     EISSN: 14401584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1584.2012.01302.x     Document Type: Article

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