Cost-effectiveness of a new internet-based monitoring tool for neonatal post-discharge home care

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Isetta, Valentina ^a,b   Lopez Agustina, Carme ^c   Lopez Bernal, Esther ^c   Amat, Maribel ^c   Vila, Montserrat ^c   Valls, Carme ^c   Navajas, Daniel ^a,b,d   Farre, Ramon ^a,b,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL DE LA SANTA CREU I SANT PAU   (Spain)

^d INSTITUTE FOR BIOENGINEERING OF CATALONIA IBEC   (Spain)

^e INSTITUT D INVESTIGACIONS BIOMÈDIQUES AUGUST PI I SUNYER IDIBAPS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; Internet; Neonatology; Telemedicine; Telenursing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EVALUATION; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTERNET; NEWBORN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPAIN; TELEMEDICINE;

COHORT STUDIES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; INFANT CARE; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERNET; PATIENT DISCHARGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPAIN; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84877303481     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.2361     Document Type: Article

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