Telemedicine and Electronic Health Information for Clinical Continuity in a Mobile Surgery Program
- 27 April 2006
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in World Journal of Surgery
- Vol. 30 (6) , 1128-1134
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-005-0204-9
Abstract
An intermittent surgical services program in rural Ecuador was able to benefit from close collaboration between surgeons and primary care physicians through the use of telemedicine technologies.Keywords
Funding Information
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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