Telerheumatology: An idea whose time has come

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1072-1078

  Roberts, L J ^a,b   Lamont, E G ^a   Lim, I ^d   Sabesan, S ^a,b   Barrett, C ^c  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b TOWNSVILLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c REDCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d BJC Health   (Australia)

Author keywords

Access to healthcare; Remote consultation; Rheumatology; Rural health; Telemedicine

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC CITRULLINATED PEPTIDE ANTIBODY; DISEASE MODIFYING ANTIRHEUMATIC DRUG;

ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; AUSTRALIA; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COST CONTROL; DISABILITY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FIBROMYALGIA; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GOUT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICARE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RHEUMATOLOGY; RURAL AREA; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; TELECONSULTATION; TELEHEALTH; TELEMEDICINE; TELERHEUMATOLOGY; TRAVEL; VASCULITIS; VIDEOCONFERENCING;

HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; RHEUMATOLOGY; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; TELEMEDICINE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84867476065     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: 14455994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2012.02931.x     Document Type: Review

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