Measuring the ‘success’ of telehealth interventions

Journal of Assistive Technologies

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 12-20

  Brownsell, Simon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Benefit; Evaluation; Telehealth: telecare; User

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993029995     PISSN: 17549450     EISSN: 20428723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17549450200900030     Document Type: Review

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