Teleoncology: Improving patient outcome through coordinated care

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 381-384

  Murad, M Faisal ^a   Ali, Qasim ^a   Nawaz, Tariq ^a   Zia, Naeem ^b   Jehan, Farhat ^b   Rafiq, Azhar ^c   Merrell, Ronald C ^c   Zafar, Asif ^b  

^a HOLY FAMILY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

^b RAWALPINDI MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Pakistan)

^c VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

E health; Information management; Telemedicine

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; ONCOLOGY; SURGERY; TELEMEDICINE; TUMORS; VIDEO CONFERENCING;

CLINICAL EVALUATION; EHEALTH; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; MANAGEMENT PLANS; MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES; MULTI-DISCIPLINARY SKILLS; SOFT TISSUE TUMOR; TECHNICAL ASPECTS;

HOSPITALS;

FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONCOLOGY; PAKISTAN; PATIENT CARE; PROCEDURES; TELECONSULTATION; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; VIDEOCONFERENCING;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PAKISTAN; PATIENT CARE TEAM; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; REMOTE CONSULTATION; VIDEOCONFERENCING;

EID: 84897418018     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: 15563669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2013.0100     Document Type: Article

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