| Medical care from space: Telemedicine. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 14503492 Owner: NASA Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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'Telemedicine' can be defined in various ways, but the underlying concept is based on the simple fact that, thanks to modern telecommunications links, diagnostic and therapeutic medical information can be passed between patient and doctor without either of them having to travel. Initially and for quite a long period, voice communication, via telephone or radio, was used to solicit the opinion of a doctor in the case of an emergency, but the potential of Telemedicine was boosted dramatically by the widespread introduction of modern information and communication technology (ICT) into the healthcare sector. Today we are at the point where the boundary separating Telemedicine and medical ICT is somewhat blurred. The prospect of using satellite communications technologies and associated connectivity services to support even wider application of the benefits of Telemedicine was the reason why ESA began actively pursuing activities in this challenging domain back in 1996. |
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Authors:
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Francesco Feliciani |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: ESA bulletin. Bulletin ASE. European Space Agency Volume: 114 ISSN: 0376-4265 ISO Abbreviation: ESA Bull Publication Date: 2003 May |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2003-09-20 Completed Date: 2003-10-21 Revised Date: 2008-03-10 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 100971337 Medline TA: ESA Bull Country: Netherlands |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 54-9 Citation Subset: S |
Affiliation:
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Telecommunications Department, ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands. |
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Delivery of Health Care
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methods* Europe Evaluation Studies as Topic Humans International Agencies Internet Satellite Communications* Space Flight / instrumentation Technology Transfer Telemedicine* Yugoslavia |
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