The Use of Telemedicine Technology and Restructured Referral Patterns to Reduce Health Care Costs in a Juvenile Justice System

Journal of Correctional Health Care

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 214-221

  Fox, Karen C ^a   Somes, Grant ^b   Waters, Teresa M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b Department of Preventive Medicine ^*  (United States)

^c DENVER HEALTH AND HOSPITAL AUTHORITY   (United States)

Author keywords

correctional health care; health care costs; juvenile justice; telemedicine

Indexed keywords

EID: 84997942077     PISSN: 10783458     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1078345806292667     Document Type: Article

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