The Use of Telemedicine Access to Schools to Facilitate Expert Assessment of Children with Asthma

Research has shown that access to an asthma specialist improves asthma outcomes. We hypothesized that we could improve access to expert asthma care through a telemedicine link between an asthma specialist and a school-based asthma program. We conducted a prospective cohort study in 3 urban schools t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: David A. Bergman, Paul J. Sharek, Kathryn Ekegren, Shannon Thyne, Michelle Mayer, Mara Saunders
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2008-01-01
Series:International Journal of Telemedicine and Applications
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2008/159276