TY  - CHAP
AU  - Alaneir de Fátima dos Santos
AU  - Humberto José Alves
AU  - Cláudio de Souza
AU  - Simone Ferreira dos Santos
AU  - Rosália Morais Torres
AU  - Maria do Carmo Barros de Melo
ED  - Oreste Capelli
Y1  - 2012-04-27
PY  - 2012
T1  - Telehealth: General Aspects in Primary Care
N2  - "Both among scientists and clinical practitioners, some find it easier to rely upon trivial explanations, while others never stop looking for answers". 
With these surprising words, Augusto Murri, an Italian master in clinical medicine, reminds us that medical practice should be a continuous journey towards knowledge and the quality of care. The book brings together contributions by over 50 authors from many countries, all around the world, from Europe to Africa, from Asia to Australia, from North to South America.  Different cultures are presented together, from those with advanced technologies to those of intangible spirituality, but they are all connected by five professional attributes, that in the 1978 the Institute of Medicine (IOM)1 stated as essentials of practicing good Primary Care: accessibility, comprehensiveness, coordination, continuity and accountability.
The content of the book is organized according to these 5 attributes, to give the reader an international  overview of hot topics and new insights in Primary Care, all around the world.
BT  - Primary Care at a Glance
SP  - Ch. 8
UR  - https://doi.org/10.5772/37970
DO  - 10.5772/37970
SN  - 
PB  - IntechOpen
CY  - Rijeka
Y2  - 2024-04-20
ER  -