Automation of diagnostics by new disruptive technologies supports local general practice and medical screening in the third world

Australasian Medical Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 174-177

  Benke, Kristen E ^a   Benke, Kurt K ^b,c  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Parkville Centre   (Australia)

^c The University of Melbourne   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; AUTOMATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE ASSESSMENT; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EDITORIAL; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EYE EXAMINATION; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PREDICTION; SCREENING;

EID: 84930172682     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18361935     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4066/AMJ.2015.2402     Document Type: Editorial

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