Asynchronous telepsychiatry in Maharashtra, India: Study of feasibility and referral pattern

Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 299-301

  Balasinorwala, Vanshree Patil ^a   Shah, Nilesh B ^b   Chatterjee, Soumya D ^a   Kale, Vinayak P ^a   Matcheswalla, Yusuf A ^a  

^a Departments of Psychiatry Grant Government Medical College Sir J J Hospital   (India)

^b LOKMANYA TILAK MUNICIPAL MEDICAL COLLEGE AND GENERAL HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Asynchronous; India; telepsychiatry

Indexed keywords

EID: 84903980960     PISSN: 02537176     EISSN: 09751564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0253-7176.135384     Document Type: Article

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