Relation between telecare implementation and number of treatment days in a Japanese town

Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 36-39

  Akematsu, Yuji ^a   Tsuji, Masatsugu ^b,c  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HYOGO   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; JAPAN; PROGRAM EVALUATION; STATISTICS; TELEMEDICINE;

AMBULATORY CARE; CHRONIC DISEASE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; JAPAN; PROGRAM EVALUATION; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84876019052     PISSN: 1357633X     EISSN: 17581109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1357633X12474743     Document Type: Article

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