Telemedicine follow-up of burns: Lessons learned from the first thousand visits

Journal of Burn Care and Rehabilitation

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 485-490

  Nguyen, Lan T ^a   Massman, Nancy J ^a   Franzen, Beth J ^a   Ahrenholz, David H ^a   Sorensen, Nicholas W ^a   Mohr III, William J ^a   Solem, Lynn D ^a  

^a REGIONS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BURN; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; TELECOMMUNICATION;

ADULT; BURNS; COMPUTER COMMUNICATION NETWORKS; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS; TELEMEDICINE; TRAVEL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 8544257353     PISSN: 02738481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.BCR.0000144538.82184.19     Document Type: Article

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