Nucleating the development of telemedicine to support healthcare workers in resource-limited settings: A new approach

Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 411-417

  Wootton, Richard ^a,b   Wu, Wei I ^c   Bonnardot, Laurent ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH NORWAY   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^e MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER NETWORK; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; TELEMEDICINE;

COMPUTER COMMUNICATION NETWORKS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; SOFTWARE; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84890134339     PISSN: 1357633X     EISSN: 17581109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1357633X13506511     Document Type: Article

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