Successful implementation of a telemedicine-based counseling program for high-risk patients with breast cancer

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 68-73

  Pruthi, Sandhya ^a   Stange, Kevin J ^c   Malagrino, Gerald D ^a   Chawla, Kashmira S ^b   LaRusso, Nicholas F ^a   Kaur, Judith S ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c ALASKA NATIVE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREAST CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL BILLING; HUMAN; LICENSING; MEDICAID; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICARE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT STUDY; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW; RURAL AREA; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84872899607     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2012.10.015     Document Type: Article

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