The role of tele-medicine in patients with respiratory diseases

Expert Review of Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 11, 2017, Pages 893-900

  Ambrosino, Nicolino ^a   Fracchia, Claudio ^a  

^a IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Asthma; Chronic respiratory failure; COPD; Ehealth; Interstitial lung diseases; Neuromuscular diseases; Sensors; Tele monitoring; Tele rehabilitation; Ventilator assisted individuals

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASTHMA; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CHRONIC RESPIRATORY FAILURE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CRITICAL ILLNESS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH CARE COST; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE; LEGAL ASPECT; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIVACY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REIMBURSEMENT; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); TELEMEDICINE; TELEREHABILITATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 85030840381     PISSN: 17476348     EISSN: 17476356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17476348.2017.1383898     Document Type: Review

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