Effectiveness of Telemedicine for Controlling Asthma Symptoms: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 484-492

  Zhao, Jie ^a,b   Zhai, Yun Kai ^a,b,c   Zhu, Wei Jun ^a   Sun, Dong Xu ^b,c  

^a THE FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF ZHENGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Henan Engineering Research Center of Digital Medicine   (China)

^c Henan Engineering Laboratory for Digital Telemedicine Service   (China)

Author keywords

asthma; exacerbation; telehealth; telemedicine

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; DISEASES; INTERNET; MEDICAL COMPUTING; PATIENT TREATMENT;

ASTHMA; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; EXACERBATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHORT MESSAGE SERVICES; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TELEHEALTH; TREATMENT DURATION;

TELEMEDICINE;

ADULT; AGED; ASTHMA; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; META ANALYSIS; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; TELEMEDICINE;

ADULT; AGED; ASTHMA; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84930328246     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: 15563669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2014.0119     Document Type: Article

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