Telemedicine in inflammatory bowel disease: Opportunities and approaches

Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 392-399

  Peris, Mariam Aguas ^a,b   Del Hoyo, Javier ^a   Bebia, Paloma ^c   Faubel, Raquel ^a,d   Barrios, Alejandra ^a   Bastida, Guillermo ^a,b   Valdivieso, Bernardo ^a,e   Nos, Pilar ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA FE   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL MORALES MESEGUER   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^e Research Network on Health Services in Chronic Diseases   (Spain)

Author keywords

Crohn's disease; E health; Inflammatory bowel disease; Information and communication technology; Telemedicine; Ulcerative colitis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); COCHRANE LIBRARY; EMBASE; EMPOWERMENT; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE; KNOWLEDGE; MEDLINE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SAMPLE SIZE; TELEHEALTH; TELEMEDICINE; TELEMONITORING; TELEPHONE; TELESURGERY; ULCERATIVE COLITIS; INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES; PROCEDURES; PROGNOSIS; SELF CARE;

HUMANS; INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CARE; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84927762138     PISSN: 10780998     EISSN: 15364844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MIB.0000000000000241     Document Type: Article

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