An analysis of an ongoing trial of rural videoconference fracture clinics

Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 470-472

  McGill, Alison ^a   North, John ^a  

^a PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; ECONOMICS; FRACTURE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; ORTHOPEDICS; PATIENT TRANSPORT; RADIOGRAPHY; RURAL POPULATION; TELECONSULTATION; VIDEOCONFERENCING;

COMORBIDITY; FRACTURES, BONE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HOSPITALS, RURAL; HUMANS; ORTHOPEDICS; REMOTE CONSULTATION; RURAL POPULATION; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS; VIDEOCONFERENCING;

EID: 84871791787     PISSN: 1357633X     EISSN: 17581109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jtt.2012.GTH110     Document Type: Article

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