Telecare delivery of health and social care information

Health Informatics Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 29-33

  Emery, D ^a   Heyes, B J ^a   Cowan, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

information delivery; information provision; older people; Telecare

Indexed keywords

EID: 84990317767     PISSN: 14604582     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/146045820200800105     Document Type: Article

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