Telephone consultations (lecture for practitioners)
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Information in practice Telephone consultations
Since its invention in 1876 the telephone has been used as a tool for delivering health care: Alexander Graham Bell’s first recorded telephone call was for medical help after he spilt sulphuric acid on himself. By the 1970s clinical enthusiasts were describing the telephone as having become as much a part of standard medical equipment as the stethoscope. However, despite the widespread use of t...
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عنوان ژورنال: Russian Family Doctor
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2072-1668
DOI: 10.17816/rfd20424