Telerheumatology: A Systematic Review

Arthritis Care and Research

Volumn 69, Issue 10, 2017, Pages 1546-1557

  McDougall, John A ^a   Ferucci, Elizabeth D ^b   Glover, Janis ^a   Fraenkel, Liana ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ALASKA NATIVE TRIBAL HEALTH CONSORTIUM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RHEUMATOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SMARTPHONE; SPONDYLOARTHROPATHY; TELEMEDICINE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; ECONOMICS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE COST; PROCEDURES; RHEUMATIC DISEASES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; RHEUMATIC DISEASES; RHEUMATOLOGY; TELEMEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 85029955976     PISSN: 2151464X     EISSN: 21514658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/acr.23153     Document Type: Article

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