Use of telepsychiatry in areas of conflict: The Syrian refugee crisis as an example

Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 167-168

  Jefee Bahloul, Hussam ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROCEDURES; PSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOLOGY; REFUGEE; SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC; TELEMEDICINE;

PSYCHIATRY; REFUGEES; SYRIA; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84900342607     PISSN: 1357633X     EISSN: 17581109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1357633X14527709     Document Type: Letter

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