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Telemedicine and medical care to ships without a doctor on board.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  9640732     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Providing medical assistance to ships at sea was probably one of the first practical applications of telemedicine. At present, about 200 different organizations worldwide give medical assistance to ships without a doctor on board. The activity of the Foundation Centro Internazionale Radio Medico (CIRM), which probably has the largest experience in the world of telemedicine applied to seafarers, is reviewed. Medical assistance to seafarers has not improved in parallel with advances in medicine and telecommunications. Possible initiatives for improving teledelivery of medical assistance to seafarers are discussed.
Authors:
F Amenta; A Dauri; N Rizzo
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of telemedicine and telecare     Volume:  4 Suppl 1     ISSN:  1357-633X     ISO Abbreviation:  J Telemed Telecare     Publication Date:  1998  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1998-07-23     Completed Date:  1998-07-23     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9506702     Medline TA:  J Telemed Telecare     Country:  ENGLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  44-5     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Sezione Studi, Centro Internazionale Radio Medico, Rome, Italy.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Humans
Naval Medicine / methods*
Radio*
Ships*
Telemedicine / methods*

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