Quality assessment of X-rays interpreted via teleradiology for Médecins Sans Frontières

Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 82-88

  Spijker, Saskia ^a   Andronikou, Savvas ^a,b,c   Kosack, Cara ^a   Wootton, Richard ^d,e   Bonnet, Maryline ^f   Lemmens, Nathalie ^g  

^a MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND MEDICAL SCHOOL   (South Africa)

^c World Federation of Pediatric Imaging   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH NORWAY   (Norway)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^f EPICENTRE   (France)

^g ONZE LIEVE VROUWE GASTHUIS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARDS; TELERADIOLOGY;

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES; MEDICAL MISSIONS, OFFICIAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TELERADIOLOGY;

EID: 84898906656     PISSN: 1357633X     EISSN: 17581109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1357633X14524153     Document Type: Article

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