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Telemedicine
Study data from S.K. Meher and colleagues update understanding of telemedicine
July 7th, 2009
"We collected information about awareness and attitudes to telemedicine from 143 doctors at 14 different hospitals in India, and from 121 patients who had come to New Delhi for treatment from other parts of India. Most doctors felt that telemedicine was important and their opinions were similar in all age groups," investigators in New Delhi, India report. "Only three of the 14 hospitals had not implemented telemedicine. A total of 86 doctors had used telemedicine. One hundred of the 121 patients were not aware of telemedicine. However, when the concept was explained, most patients had a positive attitude towards telemedicine. The majority of patients who had previously...
Source: Life Science Weekly (2009-07-07)
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