Electronic and remote prescribing: Administrative, regulatory, technical, and clinical standards and guidelines, April 2013

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 63-74

  Greene, James ^a   Yellowlees, Peter M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

e health; e prescribing; remote prescribing; standards; telemedicine

Indexed keywords

MEDICINE; TELEMEDICINE;

E HEALTH; REMOTE PRESCRIBING; STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES;

STANDARDS;

EID: 84891599552     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: 15563669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2013.0155     Document Type: Article

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