Teleconsultations by primary care physicians of Belo Horizonte: Challenges in the diffusion of innovation

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 409-414

  Ruas, Sandra Silva Mitraud ^a,b   Assunção, Ada Avila ^b  

^a Minas Gerais   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

primary care; remote consultation; teleconsultations; telemedicine

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; MEDICAL COMPUTING; ONLINE SYSTEMS;

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTHS; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATIONS; EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY; PRIMARY CARE; PRIMARY-CARE PROVIDERS; REMOTE CONSULTATION; TELECONSULTATIONS;

TELEMEDICINE;

ADULT; BRAZIL; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MASS COMMUNICATION; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROCEDURES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TELECONSULTATION; TRENDS; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BRAZIL; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REMOTE CONSULTATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84893105741     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: 15563669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2012.0095     Document Type: Article

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