The use of teleglaucoma at the University of Alberta

Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 367-373

  Kassam, Faazil ^a   Amin, Samreen ^a   Sogbesan, Enitan ^b   Damji, Karim F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CANADA; GLAUCOMA; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; OPHTHALMOLOGY; RURAL POPULATION; TELECONSULTATION; TELEMEDICINE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AFRICA; ALBERTA; BLINDNESS; CANADA; GLAUCOMA; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; OPHTHALMOLOGY; REMOTE CONSULTATION; RURAL POPULATION; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84868316644     PISSN: 1357633X     EISSN: 17581109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jtt.2012.120313     Document Type: Article

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