Telemonitoring in patients with chronic respiratory insufficiency: Expectations deluded?

Thorax

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 299-301

  Vitacca, Michele ^a  

^a IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CHRONIC RESPIRATORY FAILURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE EXACERBATION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; TELEMONITORING; AMBULATORY MONITORING; CHRONIC DISEASE; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; TELEMEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; TELEMEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84961843166     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: 14683296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2015-208211     Document Type: Review

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