Asynchronous video-otoscopy with a telehealth facilitator

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 252-258

  Biagio, Leigh ^a   Swanepoel, De Wet ^a,b,c   Adeyemo, Adebolajo ^d,e   Hall, James W ^a   Vinck, Bart ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c Ear Science Institute Australia   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^e UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

E health; Technology; Telehealth; Telemedicine

Indexed keywords

EHEALTH; GOLD STANDARDS; HETEROGENEOUS POPULATIONS; MEDICAL HISTORY; ODDS RATIOS; PRIMARY HEALTHCARE; RANDOM NUMBERS; TELEHEALTH;

ENDOSCOPY; HEALTH CARE; MEDICAL COMPUTING; TECHNOLOGY; TELEMEDICINE;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EAR DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; OTOSCOPY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROCEDURES; TELEMEDICINE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EAR DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OTOLARYNGOLOGY; OTOSCOPY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; TELEMEDICINE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875942330     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: 15563669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2012.0161     Document Type: Article

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