Eye care providers' attitudes towards tele-ophthalmology

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 271-273

  Woodward, Maria A ^a   Ple Plakon, Patricia ^a   Blachley, Taylor ^a   Musch, David C ^a,b   Newman Casey, Paula Anne ^a   De Lott, Lindsey B ^a   Lee, Paul P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

mobile health; ophthalmology; technology; telemedicine

Indexed keywords

EYE PROTECTION; MHEALTH; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PHOTOGRAPHY; SURVEYS;

DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; EYE CARE; MEDICAL CENTER; PATIENT CARE; RESPONSE RATE; TELEMEDICINE SERVICES; TERTIARY CARES;

TELEMEDICINE;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EYE DISEASES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; OPHTHALMOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EYE DISEASES; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; OPHTHALMOLOGY; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84926490438     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: 15563669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2014.0115     Document Type: Article

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