Telemedicine use in international relief efforts

Virtual Mentor

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 997-1001

  Asemota, Eseosa ^a   Kovarik, Carrie L ^a  

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EID: 84973577433     PISSN: 19377010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2014.16.12.stas2-1412     Document Type: Article

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