The RAFT telemedicine network: Lessons learnt and perspectives from a decade of educational and clinical services in lowand middle-incomes countries

Frontiers in Public Health

Volumn 2, Issue OCT, 2014, Pages

  Bediang, Georges ^a   Perrin, Caroline ^a   de Castañeda, Rafael Ruiz ^a   Kamga, Yannick ^a   Sawadogo, Alexandre ^a   Bagayoko, Cheick Oumar ^a   Geissbuhler, Antoine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Africa; eHealth; Elemedicine; Low and middle income countries; Telemedicine network

Indexed keywords

EID: 84924292099     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22962565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2014.00180     Document Type: Article

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