Using technology to improve access to specialist care in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: A systematic review

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration

Volumn 17, Issue 5-6, 2016, Pages 313-324

  Hobson, Esther V ^a,b   Baird, Wendy O ^b   Cooper, Cindy L ^b   Mawson, Sue ^b   Shaw, Pamela J ^a   Mcdermott, Christopher J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Motor neuron disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; survival; telemedicine; therapy; ventilation

Indexed keywords

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; CASE MANAGEMENT; CHRONIC RESPIRATORY FAILURE; CONSULTATION; COST CONTROL; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; NONINVASIVE VENTILATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TELEHEALTH; TELEMEDICINE; TELEMONITORING; VIDEOCONFERENCING; COMPLICATION; FACTUAL DATABASE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; PROCEDURES; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HUMANS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84961918885     PISSN: 21678421     EISSN: 21679223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/21678421.2016.1165255     Document Type: Review

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