Original Research: The evolution of pediatric tele-echocardiography: 15-year experience of over 10,000 transmissions

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 681-686

  Krishnan, Anita ^a   Fuska, Mary ^a   Dixon, Ron ^a   Sable, Craig A ^a  

^a CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

cardiology cardiovascular disease; education; telehealth; telemedicine

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; EFFICIENCY; INTERNET PROTOCOLS; MEDICAL COMPUTING;

ADVERSE EFFECT; CARDIOLOGY/CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; INTERNET PROTOCOL TECHNOLOGY; STORE AND FORWARD; TELECARDIOLOGY; TELECONSULTATION; TELEHEALTH;

TELEMEDICINE;

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; MARYLAND; PEDIATRICS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TELEMEDICINE; TRENDS; VIDEOCONFERENCING;

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MARYLAND; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; PEDIATRICS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TELEMEDICINE; VIDEOCONFERENCING;

EID: 84904996543     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: 15563669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2013.0279     Document Type: Article

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