Telemedicine Technologies: Information Technologies in Medicine and Telehealth

Telemedicine Technologies: Information Technologies in Medicine and Telehealth

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages

  Fong, Bernard ^a   Fong, A C M ^b   Li, C K ^c  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^c HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 84891583336     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470972151     Document Type: Book

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