Uptake of telehealth services funded by Medicare in Australia

Australian Health Review

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 528-532

  Wade, Victoria ^a   Soar, Jeffrey ^b   Gray, Len ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; REIMBURSEMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TELEMEDICINE; UTILIZATION;

AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL ASSISTANCE; REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84908874682     PISSN: 01565788     EISSN: 14498944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AH14090     Document Type: Article

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