Systematic review of telemedicine applications in emergency rooms

International Journal of Medical Informatics

Volumn 84, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 601-616

  Ward, Marcia M ^a   Jaana, Mirou ^b   Natafgi, Nabil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Emergency department; Emergency room; Systematic review; Tele emergency; Telehealth; Telemedicine

Indexed keywords

EMERGENCY ROOMS; HOSPITALS; MEDICAL COMPUTING; PATIENT TREATMENT; RURAL AREAS;

EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS; EMERGENCY SITUATION; PATIENT POPULATION; RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TELE-EMERGENCY; TELEHEALTH; TELEMEDICINE APPLICATION;

TELEMEDICINE;

CINAHL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CONSULTATION; CROWDING (AREA); DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; EMBASE; EMERGENCY WARD; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MEDLINE; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TELECONSULTATION; TELEEMERGENCY; TELEMEDICINE; VIDEOCONFERENCING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; PROCEDURES; UTILIZATION;

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84943260298     PISSN: 13865056     EISSN: 18728243     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2015.05.009     Document Type: Review

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